Intipuncu
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Intipuncu or Intipunku is an Incan Trail
connected to Machu Picchu
. The term translates as "Gate of the Sun" or "Gateway of the Sun."
Inca road system
The Inca road system was the most extensive and advanced transportation system in pre-Columbian South America. The network was based on two north-south roads with numerous branches. The best known portion of the road system is the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu...
connected to Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu is a pre-Columbian 15th-century Inca site located above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is northwest of Cusco and through which the Urubamba River flows. Most archaeologists believe that Machu Picchu was built as an estate for...
. The term translates as "Gate of the Sun" or "Gateway of the Sun."