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Wiñay Wayna
2650 m
View of Wiñay Wayna
Wiñay Wayna is located in Peru
Wiñay Wayna
Shown within Peru
Alternative nameHuiñay Huayna
LocationCusco Region, Peru
RegionAndes
TypeSettlement

Wiñay Wayna (2650 m) (Quechua for "forever young", hispanicized spelling Huiñay Huayna) is an Inca ruin along the Inca Trail to Machu Pikchu. It is built into a steep hillside overlooking the Urubamba River. The site consists of upper and lower house complexes connected by a staircase and fountain structures. Above and below the houses the people built areas of agricultural terraces, which are still visible.

Epidendrum secundum, commonly called "Wiñay Wayna", in front of the ruins