Wiñay Wayna

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Wiñay Wayna
2650 m
View of Wiñay Wayna
Wiñay Wayna is located in Peru
Wiñay Wayna
Shown within Peru
Alternate name Huiñay Huayna
Location Cusco Region, Peru
Region Andes
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Type Settlement

Wiñay Wayna (2650 m) (Quechua for "forever young", hispanicized spelling Huiñay Huayna) is an Inca ruin along the Inca Trail to Machu Pikchu. It is built into a steep hillside overlooking the Urubamba River. The site consists of upper and lower house complexes connected by a staircase and fountain structures. Above and below the houses the people built areas of agricultural terraces, which are still visible.

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Epidendrum secundum, commonly called "Wiñay Wayna", in front of the ruins


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