| File number:- pba0121 © South American Pictures/ Kathy Jarvis Peru. Choquequirao is a late Inca site at 3000m /9840 ft overlooking the Apurimac river on the western side of the Vilcabamba range. The name is derived from local words Choque - meaning unrefined gold and k'irau to swing as in a cradle. The style is Inca with trapezoidal niches. Some buildings are of two storeys. The walls are inclined inwards.
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