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Manco Pata could be part of the Paititi Fortress, a kind of Inca or pre-Inca lost city.

Lima -- A new archeological fortress, known as Manco Pata, was discovered in the town of Kimbiri (Cusco), located in the Apurímac-Ene River Valley (VRAE), announced the mayor of the town, Guillermo Torres.

In his statements, he pointed out that the fortress is specifically located in the rural community "Unión Vista Alegre", of the village of Lobo Tahuantinsuyo, and covers an area of 40,000 square meters.

Last December 29, after clearing the area of brush, there were found some beautiful and enigmatic structures built of large stones perfectly cut and which formed high walls.

Considering the findings, the authority explained that this fortress could be part of the lost citadel of Paititi which is the name for a kind of Inca or pre-Inca lost city-state.

Torres advanced that the place will be immediately declared "Cultural Intangible Heritage and ecotourism reserve of the town of Kimbiri and the VRAE" and it will be promoted in the Cusco tourist circuit.

Paititi refers to the legendary lost city said to lie east of the Andes, hidden somewhere within the remote rain forests of southeast Peru, northern Bolivia, and southwest Brazil. In Peru the Paititi legend revolves around the story of the culture-hero Inkarrí, who, after he founded Q'ero and Cuzco, retreated toward the jungles of Pantiacolla, to live out the rest of his days at his refuge city of Paititi. Other variants of the legend see Paititi as an Incan refuge in the border area between Bolivia and Brazil.