Conjunto Arqueologico de Ñustahispana

Conjunto Arqueologico de Ñustahispana
Harry Ward Foote · Public domain

Nusta Hispana, also known as Chuquipalta, is an Inca archaeological site near Vilcabamba in Peru's Cusco region, believed to have been the last refuge of the Inca rulers fleeing the Spanish conquest. Its most remarkable feature is Yurac Rumi (White Rock), a massive carved stone outcrop with flat surfaces, stepped sections, and square protrusions. The rock was considered deeply sacred by the Inca, and Augustinian monks later burned the adjacent Temple of the Sun and scorched the rock itself in an act of religious suppression. Hiram Bingham III rediscovered the site on 9 August 1911.

TypeMegalithic stones
Period1000 - 1500 AD
CountryPeru
Coordinates13.1103° S, 72.9283° W

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