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Rock-CutSouth AmericaPeruc. 1450 CEInca
Complex of carved limestone rocks, caves and corridors about 500 m east of Qenqo — the 'Temple of the Monkeys.' Zoomorphic relief figures read as monkeys, serpents and pumas accompany carved walls and stone water channels; Spanish extirpators of idolatry chiseled the heads off the figures, leaving the popular 'monkey' identification an open interpretive question. Offerings are still left at a stone locals call the heart of Pachamama.
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Cusco's Surreal Monkey TempleSorcerers of Stone
Nearby sites
- Amaru Markawasi0 km
- Teteqaqa (Cusco)1 km
- Qenqo1 km