EU: Puca Pucara, fotografi, photograph (1980)
1980 Cusco, Peru
Puca Pucara, an Inca ruin near Cusco, Peru, in 1980. Its name means 'red fortress' in Quechua, referring to the reddish hue the stone takes on at certain times of day; it is thought to have served as a checkpoint along the road to the Sacred Valley.
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