Because of its location on a ridge southeast of Machu Picchu , the rising sun would pass through the Sun Gate each year on the summer solstice .
Inti Punku is dedicated to the cult of the Inti , the Sun god .
Because of Inti Punku 's location on a ridge southeast of Machu Picchu , the rising sun would pass through the Sun Gate each year on the summer solstice .
Inti Punku is dedicated to the cult of the Inti , the Sun god .