Marcahuamachuco

La Libertad Department · Peru

Marcahuamachuco, Peru
Photo: David Almeida from Lima, Peru, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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A sprawling hilltop citadel near Huamachuco with long curved galleries and towering walls. Sometimes called the Machu Picchu of the north, it flourished as a regional centre before the Inca expansion.

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