| File number:- pba0089 © South American Pictures/ Tony Morrison Peru, Vilcabamba range and Rosaspata / Vitcos. This area was a sacred place for the Inca and the flat area is covered with over twenty constructions and plazas. Vitcos was mentioned by 16th century Spanish chronclers as a landmark on the route to the last hiding place of the Inca known as Vilcabamba. This doorway has a massive stone lintel and may have been the entry to a temple.
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