Patallacta (possibly from

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''pata'' elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore, ''llaqta'' place (village, town, city, country, nation), "settlement on a platform" pronounced "pahta-yakta"), Llactapata or Q'ente Marka (possibly from Quechua ''q'inti'' hummingbird, ''marka'' village, "hummingbird village") is an archaeological site in

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located in the Cusco Region,

Urubamba Province Urubamba Province is one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region in the southern highlands of Peru. Geography The province is bounded to the north by the La Convención Province, to the east by the Calca Province, to the south by the Cusco ...

, Machupicchu District. It is situated southeast of the site Machu Picchu, at the confluence of the rivers Cusichaca and Vilcanota on a mountain named Patallacta. On his way to discover Machu Picchu (at: ) Hiram Bingham, discoverer of Machu Picchu and many other Incan sites, passed Patallacta, sometimes given the name of Llaqtapata as evidenced by the photograph of a sign from a check-point along the Inca trail. His associate Mr. Herman Tucker reported that the name of the town was ''Patallacta'' containing about one hundred houses. Above it were several important sites including Huayllabamba.Lost City of the Incas. by Hiram Bingham. 1952. The Orion Publishing Group Ltd, Orion House. page 164. This site is located away from the start of the "Classic Inca Trail". This site housed many occupants, including travellers and soldiers who manned the nearby "hill fort" of Willkaraqay, and a shrine with rounded walls known as Pulpituyuq that had religious and ceremonial functions.Explore the Inca Trail. Rucksack Readers. 2006. Patallacta was burned by

Manco Inca Yupanqui Manco Inca Yupanqui ( 1515 – c. 1544) (''Manqu Inka Yupanki'' in Quechua) was the founder and monarch (Sapa Inca) of the independent Neo-Inca State in Vilcabamba, although he was originally a puppet Inca Emperor installed by the Spaniards. ...

, who destroyed a number of settlements along the Inca road system during his retreat from Cusco in 1536 to discourage Spanish pursuit. In part due to these efforts, the Spanish never discovered the

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu (also known as ''Camino Inca'' or ''Camino Inka'') is a hiking trail in Peru that terminates at Machu Picchu. It consists of three overlapping trails: ''Mollepata'', ''Classic'', and ''One Day''. ''Mollepata'' is ...

or any of its settlements.

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File:Patallacta from Inca Trail.jpg, Patallacta File:Wayllabamba Puesto de Vigilancia sign.jpg, Sign at check-point near Willkaraqay identifying Patallacta as Llactapata File:Willkaraqay ruins.jpg, Willkaraqay ruins on hill above Patallacta File:Patallacta Terraces.jpg, Workers are dwarfed by terraces, which are in turn dwarfed by the surrounding mountains

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