Wiñay Wayna

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Coordinates: 13 ° 11 ′ 34 "  S , 72 ° 32 ′ 11"  W

View of Wiñay Wayna
Epidendrum secundum , orchid, also called "Wiñay Wayna", in front of the ruins

Wiñay Wayna (2650 m), also called Huynay Huayna , is an Inca ruin along the Inca path between Cusco and Machu Picchu and above the Urubamba river . The ruin consists of two sections that are connected by a bridge and have a common irrigation system. Outside the house built area, food was grown on terraces.

Wiñay Wayna means "forever young" in Quechua .

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