Tambomachay

Tampu Mach'ay
Location	Peru
Region	Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District
History
Cultures	Inca

Tampu Mach'ay (Quechua tampu inn, guest house, mach'ay cave,^[1][2] "guest house cave", also spelled Tambo Mach'ay, Tambomachay, Tambomach'ay, Tampumachay, Tanpumachay, where machay means "drunkenness", "to get drunk" or "a spindle packed with thread")^[1][2] is an archaeological site associated with the Inca Empire, located near Cusco, Peru. An alternate Spanish name is El Baño del Inca ("the bath of the Inca").

It consists of a series of aqueducts, canals and waterfalls that run through the terraced rocks. The function of the site is uncertain: it may have served as a military outpost guarding the approaches to Cusco, as a spa resort for the Incan political elite, or both.^[3]

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  Three small baths in Tampu Mach'ay

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  Ancient ruins

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  General view

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
3. ↑ Kaufmann, H. W. & J. E (2006). Fortifications of the Incas: 1200-1531. Osprey Publishing. pp. p37. ISBN 1-84176-939-8. 

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• 360° view of Tampu Mach'ay

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Coordinates: 13°28′51″S 71°57′53″W / 13.48083°S 71.96472°W / -13.48083; -71.96472

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