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Found near the “House of the Inca” in the Huanuco Pampa archaeological zone in central Peru, local archaeologists believe that the bath may have served a religious purpose for high-ranking members of the Inca Empire, which 500 years ago extended from southern Ecuador to the center of Chile, according to Reuters.
500-year-old Inca ceremonial bath discovered in Peru
Luis Paredes Sanchez, project manager at Huanuco Pampa, said the structure was similar to more hierarchical, restricted and sacred spaces within the Inca administrative centers.
A team of archaeologists in the Peruvian Andes have recently uncovered a 500-year-old Inca bathing facility that they think might have been used by the...
Peru is home to hundreds of archaeological sites across the country, including the Machu Picchu citadel in the Inca capital of Cusco, and the Nasca lines, massive designs drawn in Ica's coastal desert region over 1,500 years ago.