The Cantalloc Aqueducts are a series of
aqueducts located west of the city of
Nazca,
Peru, built by the
Nazca culture. More than 40 aqueducts were built, which were used all year round. There are other aqueducts in different parts of the city.
They are part of a system of aqueducts of the same type called
puquios that were built by the pre-Inca civilization of Nazca about 1,500 years ago. The holes in the ground are designed to allow wind to blow into a series of underground canals, in which water from underground aquifers flows. The canals take the water to where it is needed. (Source?)
The aqueducts ensured the supply of water to the city of Nazca and the surrounding fields, allowing the cultivation of
cotton,
bean
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s,
potatoes, and other crops in an arid region.
Gallery
File:Acueductos subterráneos de Cantalloc, Nazca, Perú, 2015-07-29, DD 15.JPG,
File:Acueductos subterráneos de Cantalloc, Nazca, Perú, 2015-07-29, DD 07.JPG,
File:Acueductos subterráneos de Cantalloc, Nazca, Perú, 2015-07-29, DD 03.JPG,
File:Acueductos subterráneos de Cantalloc, Nazca, Perú, 2015-07-29, DD 06.JPG,
File:Acueductos subterráneos de Cantalloc, Nazca, Perú, 2015-07-29, DD 08.JPG,
File:Cantalloc "cantayo".jpg,
File:02-Aqueductos_de_Cantalloc-nX-32.jpg,
See also
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Puquios
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Tamagawa Aqueduct
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Thirlmere Aqueduct
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Mathur Aqueduct
Mathoor Aqueduct is an aqueduct in Kalkulam taluk of Kanniyakumari district of Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is built over the Pahrali River and takes its name from Mathoor, a hamlet near the aqueduct, which is about 3 km from Thiruva ...
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Aqueducts in Peru
Archaeological sites in Ica Region
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological museums in Peru
Nazca culture