{"id":4919,"date":"2020-05-19T21:45:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T02:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/?p=4919"},"modified":"2026-05-11T17:27:02","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T22:27:02","slug":"pikillaqta-an-important-town-of-the-wari-culture-in-cusco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/pikillaqta-an-important-town-of-the-wari-culture-in-cusco","title":{"rendered":"Pikillaqta, an important town of the Wari Culture in Cusco"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pikillaqta was a town of the Wari people, a culture that existed before the Incas. Wari was the center village and other cities like Pikillaqta were influenced by it. The people reached a high level of engineering, their cities were built under established urban planning patterns, its progress was used by other cultures and perfected by Inca architects.<\/span><\/p>\n

Pikillaqta is part of the South Valley tour.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Pikillaqta,

Pikillaqta is an archeological site that belonged to Wari Culture<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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

The archeological site of Pikillaqta is located 30 kilometers east of <\/span>Cusco<\/b><\/a>, in the district of Lucre, Quispicanchi Province.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Pikillaqta is at an altitude of 3,350 m.a.s.l. and covers an area of 34,21 km\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n

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Located 30 kilometers east of Cusco<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

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

Pikillaqta is a Quechua word that means \u2018Flea Town\u2019 or \u2018Small town\u2019. It is believed that the Spaniards name the town Pikillaqta, but the reasons are unknown.<\/span><\/p>\n

It was developed between 600 and 1000 A.D. by the Wari culture from the Central Andes (Ayacucho), it expanded southward, being located in high Andean regions such as Cusco and Sicuani, from there it expanded to the western valleys of the southern coast in Arequipa.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wari structures are different from the Incas. These are made of stone and adobe and are not carved with Inca perfection. However, they are characterized by urban harmony with walls up to 12 meters high.<\/span><\/p>\n

In January 2019, an important discovery of a Wari ceremonial offering was found. These were pieces of the Wari Culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

What was found?<\/b><\/h4>\n

The discovery consisted of six small idols, 24 silver-plated pieces representing warrior women, three complete anthropomorphic pieces, 107 pieces representing parts of human bodies manufactured in spondylus, among other objects.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Some findings of the ceremonial offering found in Pikillaqta<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n

In a hole 70 centimeters in diameter and approximately 2 meters deep, two camelid bones were found, associated with a burning event, with 8 spondylus shells and two small silver sheets made with the laminate-embossing technique.<\/span><\/p>\n

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