{"id":4910,"date":"2020-05-16T18:12:09","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T23:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/?p=4910"},"modified":"2024-03-03T22:03:08","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T03:03:08","slug":"qenqo-inca-place-to-worship-gods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/qenqo-inca-place-to-worship-gods","title":{"rendered":"Qenqo, Inca place to worship Gods"},"content":{"rendered":"

Qenqo is a place where the Incas worshiped their gods. It is believed that the Incas used this place as a bridge to communicate with their gods such as the Sun, the earth (Pachamama), the mountains, the moon and the stars.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everything in this place has many mysteries, the amphitheater, the labyrinths, the canals and the sacrificial room.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Archeological Site of Qenqo<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

Location:<\/b><\/h2>\n

Archeological site of Qenqo is located in the Sacred Valley of Peru in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District, about 6 km north east of Cusco. It is some meters from the <\/span>Sacsayhuaman Fortress<\/b><\/a>, <\/span>Tambomachay<\/b><\/a>, <\/span>Puca Pucara<\/b><\/a> and other <\/span>archeological sites<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Altitude:<\/b><\/h2>\n

It is at an altitude of 3 580 m.a.s.l<\/span><\/p>\n

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Carved stone in Archeological site of Qenqo<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

Qenqo:<\/b><\/h3>\n

In Quechua, Qenqo means labyrinth or zig-zag and the temple is named for the crooked canal cut out of its rock. Although it is clear the canal carried some sort of liquid, researchers have been forced to guess at its purpose, and at what liquid it transported. Hypotheses range from carrying holy water, chicha (corn beer), or blood. All three indicate that Qenqo was used for death rituals, possibly to embalm bodies or detect whether a person lived a good life by the course the liquid followed.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is also believed it had a holy purpose as to worship their gods. This unknown and unclear purpose give Qenqo a mystery that remains alive.<\/span><\/p>\n

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