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Písac
🇵🇪 Peru
Písac or Pisac (possibly from Quechua for Nothoprocta, also spelled p'isaqa) is a Peruvian town in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. It is situated on the Urubamba River. Pisac is best known for its Incan ruins and large market which attracts heavy tourist traffic from nearby Cusco.
Text adapted from “Písac” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Písac ranks #478 of 5,814 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #7 of the 16 mapped in Peru. See how Peru compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Písac?
Písac stands in Peru, at -13.4213°, -71.8505°.
How famous is Písac?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #478 of 5,814 worldwide, and #7 in Peru. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Písac?
Huchuy Qosqo, about 12 km away.
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