Sayacmarca, The Temple of the Sun

Sayacmarca or the Temple of the Sun was originally built by Colla the enemy of the Inca. The site had one major weakness, there was no area set aside for farming for food. There was a farm nearby for food production which supported the 200 or so people at this site, but it was a half mile or so away.

Just below this site the Inca trail crosses the Aobamba River at about 3600 meters in elevation. The trail then began to gently rise to several tunnels built by the Inca which were carved right through fissures in the rock.