huacas

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Scope note
Spiritual places in the Inca religion. Included are Pre-Columbian Inca tombs or temples, usually a truncated pyramid of stone, and often of immense size. Huacas could also be caves, springs, special rocks, and man-made shrines.
huacas
Accepted term: 06-May-2024