Ñusta Hispana

Nusta Hispana (also called Chuquipalta) is an Inca archaeological site in the Vilcabamba region, Cusco, Peru, discovered by Hiram Bingham III on August 9, 1911. Its most notable feature is Yurac Rumi ("White Rock" in Quechua), a carved ceremonial stone with seats and platforms adjacent to a sacred spring. During Titu Cusi's reign, Augustinian friars Marcos and Diego burned down the adjacent Temple of the Sun and scorched the rock, reflecting colonial suppression of indigenous sacred sites. Excavations have yielded 38 pre-Hispanic metal artifacts.