Tipón

Local nameTipón
LocationCusco, Peru

Tipón, is a sprawling early fifteenth-century Inca archaeological park that is situated between 3,250 metres and 3,960 metres above sea level, located 22 kilometres southeast of Cusco near the village of Tipón.

It consists of several ruins enclosed by a powerful defensive wall about 6 kilometres long. The most renown part of the park is the group of precise and right angled monumental terraces irrigated by a network of water canals fed by a monumental fountain channeling water from a natural spring. The site includes ancient residential areas and a remarkable amount of petroglyphs in its upper part.

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Southern Valley Tour from Cusco: Tipon, Huaro and the Museum of Sacred Stones from 106 USD
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipón

Address Peru

Coordinates -13°34'12.041" N -71°47'0.706" E

Tours and activities: Tipón

Southern Valley Tour from Cusco: Tipon, Huaro and the Museum of Sacred Stones

from 106 USD

Day Trip to Tipon, Pikillacta and Andahuaylillas

from 105 USD

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