 Puka Pukara | |
  Shown within Peru | |
| Location | Peru, Cusco Region, Cusco Province |
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| Region | Andes |
| Coordinates | 13°29′00″S 71°57′43″W / 13.48333°S 71.96194°W |
Puka Pukara[1][2] (Quechua puka red, pukara fortress, "red fortress",[3] hispanicized spellings Pucapucara, Puca Pucara, Puca Pucará) is a site of military ruins in Peru situated in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, near Cusco. This fort is made of large walls, terraces, and staircases and was part of defense of Cusco in particular and the Inca Empire in general.
The name probably comes from the red color of the rocks at dusk. Puka Pukara is an example of military architecture that also functioned as an administrative center.
- ^ mincetur.gob.pe/ Archived 2013-09-04 at archive.today (in Spanish) using the Quechua spelling
- ^ cosituc.gob.pe (in Spanish) using the Quechua spelling
- ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005