EU: Puca Pucara, fotografi, photograph (1980) #116046
1980 Cusco, Peru
Puka Pukara, an Inca fortification near Cusco, Peru, seen in 1980. Its name means 'red fortress' in Quechua, a reference to the reddish hue the stonework takes on at certain times of day, and it likely served as a checkpoint along the road to Cusco.
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