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Puka Pukara, an Inca military and ceremonial complex on the outskirts of Cusco, is pictured here in 1980. Built of reddish stone that gives the site its name ('red fortress' in Quechua), it once guarded the approach to the Inca capital.

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EU: Puca Pucara, fotografi, photograph (1980) - a, Cusco, 1980

EU: Puca Pucara, fotografi, photograph (1980) - a 1980 Puka Pukara, an Inca military and ceremonial complex on the outskirts of Cusco, is pictured here in 1980. Built of reddish stone that gives the site its name ('red fortress' in Quechua), it once guarded the approach to the Inca capital.

EU: Puca Pucara, fotografi, photograph (1980) - b, Cusco, 1980

EU: Puca Pucara, fotografi, photograph (1980) - b 1980 A second 1980 view of Puka Pukara near Cusco shows the terraced stonework of this former Inca checkpoint, which controlled traffic on the road linking Cusco to the Sacred Valley.

EU: Puca Pucara, fotografi, photograph (1980) - c, Cusco, 1980

EU: Puca Pucara, fotografi, photograph (1980) - c 1980 Puca Pucara, a small Inca structure of terraces and staggered walls just outside Cusco, whose Quechua name meaning 'red fort' comes from the reddish hue its stone takes on at certain times of day.