EU: Puca Pucara, ancient Inca fortress near Cusco (1980)
1980 Cusco, Peru
Puca Pucara, an Inca-era structure near Cusco, Peru, photographed in 1980. Its name means 'red fortress' in Quechua, referring to the reddish hue of the stone at sunset, and the site sits along the old road leading out of Cusco.
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