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Wiñay Wayna

Coordinates: 13°11′34″S 72°32′11″W / 13.19278°S 72.53639°W / -13.19278; -72.53639
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13°11′34″S 72°32′11″W / 13.19278°S 72.53639°W / -13.19278; -72.53639

Wiñay Wayna
RegionCusco Region

Wiñay Wayna (Quechua for "forever young", alternatively spelled Huynay Huayna) is an Inca ruin along the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. It is built into a steep hillside overlooking the Urubamba River. The site consists of upper and lower house complexes connected by a staircase and fountain structures. Above and below the houses the people built areas of agricultural terraces, which are still visible.

Epidendrum secundum, commonly called "Wiñay Wayna", in front of the ruins



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