Palace & château
Tambo Colorado
🇵🇪 Peru · 15th century
Tambo Colorado (Quechua: Pukatampu) is a well-preserved Inca adobe complex near the coast of Peru, also known under the Quechua names Puka Tampu ("red resting place"), Pukallaqta ("red place") or Pukawasi ("red house").
Text adapted from “Tambo Colorado” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tambo Colorado ranks #1,801 of 5,814 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #12 of the 16 mapped in Peru. Founded 1470, it is older than 52% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 246 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how Peru compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Tambo Colorado?
Tambo Colorado stands in Peru, at -13.70528°, -75.82917°.
When was Tambo Colorado built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1470. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Tambo Colorado?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,801 of 5,814 worldwide, and #12 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 Tambo Colorado?
Fort of Santa Catalina, about 225 km away.
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