Puka Pukara Archaeological Complex

Puka Pukara (Quechua puka red, pukara fortress, "red fortress", hispanicized spellings Pucapucara, Puca Pucara, Puca Pucará) is a site of military ruins in Peru situated in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District [1]. Puka Pukara is located in mid-southern Peru, about 7 kilometres from Cusco, on the road to Pisac, near to the Antisuyo, the jungle portion of the former Incan empire [1]. The fort is located on high ground overlooking the Cusco valley and Tambo Machay [1]. Although less is known about Puka Pukara than many other Incan ruins, there is a theory that this site was probably constructed during the reign of Pachacutec [1].