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I am the director of Proyecto Inkallakta, a multidisciplinary archaeological project of the University of Pennsylvania and the el Museo Arqueológico de la Universidad Mayor de San Simon at the monumental Inka site of that name in central Bolivia (see below). I believe the site is a replica of the Inka capital of Cuzco, designed to evoke that city and for the performance of the rites of the elaborate and detailed Inka ceremonial calendar. The site is well known for several important structures, such as the kallanka at left. |
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The kallanka was excavated in 2001. The largest single roofed room in the Western Hemisphere when it was built around 1500, it measures 78 by 25 meters. The far wall today stands over 40 feet high, and would have been significantly higher when constructed. The roof was supported by 24 enormous columns, whose bases had two meter diameters.. |
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