File:Peru-113 (2218175186).jpg
Original file (6,784 × 4,464 pixels, file size: 10.7 MB, MIME type: image/jpeg)
Captions
Captions
Summary[edit]
.jpg&action=edit§ion=1){kind=link}
| Description |
English: Pinkuylluna hill across from the main site ( pinkuyllo means a wind musical instrument similar to the Andean flute) where an imposing huge building stands out. It was a “Qollqa” or “Pirwa”; that is, a granary or storehouse for food, clothing and weapons for the local army. It has many doorways and openings that allowed ventilation, and surely they were built up there to enable protection of the stored goods.
Ollantaytambo , the Inca fortress, which guarded the entry of this part of the Sacred Valley and protected it from invasion. The fortress consists of a series of superimposed terraces of carved stones accessed by long staircases. It was a strategic military, religious and agricultural center. It was here that Manco Inca’s warriors successfully defeated Pizarro in 1536 and subsequently enclosed the site and the valley with a defensive wall. Ollantaytambo is a quechua word “Ollanta” that was the name of an Inca General and “Tambo” means a city that offered and hosted, food and comfort for travelers, Ollantaytambo means “Tambo de Ollanta ”. |
| Date | |
| Source | Peru-113 |
| Author | Dennis Jarvis from Halifax, Canada |
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
Quote from photographer on numerous files
Quote from photographer on numerous files
|
| Camera location |  | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap |  |
|---|
.jpg¶ms=-13.264507_N_-072.271070_E_globe:Earth_type:camera_source:Flickr_&language=en){kind=link}
Licensing[edit]
.jpg&action=edit§ion=2){kind=link}
- You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
- Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
|
This image was originally posted to Flickr by archer10 (Dennis) 117M Views at https://flickr.com/photos/22490717@N02/2218175186 (archive). It was reviewed on 2 March 2018 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-sa-2.0. |
File history
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 16:48, 2 March 2018 | | 6,784 × 4,464 (10.7 MB) | Artix Kreiger 2 (talk | contribs) | Transferred from Flickr via Flickr2Commons |
You cannot overwrite this file.
File usage on Commons
There are no pages that use this file.
.jpg&oldid=482443875){kind=link}