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Location
  
Peru

Address
  
Cusco, Peru

Cultures
  
Inca

Phone
  
+51 84 227037

Tambomachay

Region
  
Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District

Similar
  
Saksaywaman, Puka Pukara, Q'inqu, Coricancha, Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady

Tampu Mach'ay (Quechua tampu inn, guest house, mach'ay cave, "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") is an archaeological site associated with the Inca Empire, located near Cusco, Peru. An alternate Spanish name is El BaƱo 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.

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References

Tambomachay Wikipedia