{"id":4905,"date":"2020-05-15T22:43:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T03:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/?p=4905"},"modified":"2024-03-03T22:03:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T03:03:00","slug":"archeological-complex-of-pisac-genetics-lab-of-the-incas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/archeological-complex-of-pisac-genetics-lab-of-the-incas","title":{"rendered":"Archeological Complex of Pisac, Genetics Lab of the Incas"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the history, the word Pisac comes from the Quechua word pisaq or p\u2019isaqaq, which means partridge, a hen-like bird that inhabits the area. Likely Inca cities of Machu Picchu and Cusco, Pisac has the form of an animal precisely of which receives the name.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Archeological site of Pisac<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

Archeological Complex of Pisac<\/b><\/h2>\n

The Inca constructed agricultural terraces on the steep hillside, which are still in use today. They created the terraces by hauling richer topsoil by hand from the lower lands. The terraces enabled the production of surplus food, more than would normally be possible at altitudes as high as 11,000 feet.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pisac is formed by a set of enclosures that possibly are dwellings, aqueducts, roads, bridges, a cemetery, and walls.<\/span><\/p>\n

With military, religious, and agricultural structures, the site served at least a triple purpose. Researchers believe that Pisac defended the southern entrance to the Sacred Valley, while Choquequirao defended the western entrance, and the fortress at Ollantaytambo the northern. Inca Pisac controlled a route which connected the Inca Empire with the border of the rainforest.<\/span><\/p>\n

Location:<\/b><\/p>\n

Archeological Complex of Pisac is located in the district of Pisac, Province of Calca, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. It is at an altitude of 2950 m.a.s.l. around 33 kilometers to the east, from the city of Cusco.<\/span><\/p>\n

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