Tambomachay or Tampumachay (from Quechua: tanpu
mach'ay, resting place) is an archaeological site associated with
the Inca Empire, located near Cusco, Peru. An alternate local
name is the El Baño del Inca, "The Bath of the Inca".
It
consists of a series of aqueducts, canals and waterfalls that
run through the terreaced rocks. The function of the site is uncertain: it
may have served as a military outpost guarding the approaches to Cusco, as
a spa resort for the Incan political elite, or both.
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