| File number:- pba0125 © South American Pictures/ Kathy Jarvis Peru, Choquequirao is a late Inca site at 3000m /9840ft 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. This niche is built in a wall made of local stone set in a mud mortar. The tiny bosses set in the wall are seen in other places usually for holding ropes supporting a 'door' or cover.
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