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INTIPUNCU
OR GATE OF THE SUN
Following the path leading to Machu Picchu to the south-east,
approximately 1 ½ miles away, tourists can reach the so called Inti
Punku (Sun-gate) from where we will have the most amazing picture of
Machu picchu. The Inti Punku is an important archeaological site
that was originally a fortress of the sacred city, reached through
the still-accessible "inti ñan" or "royal path". It is interesting
to note the presence of altars or resting stones, which could have
had a liturgical purpose, since Bingham called the facades, which
were built at intervals, "ritual stations".
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Intipunku
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