{"id":4935,"date":"2020-05-23T00:04:23","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T05:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/?p=4935"},"modified":"2026-05-12T09:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T14:55:21","slug":"discover-the-magic-of-the-archeological-park-of-tipon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/discover-the-magic-of-the-archeological-park-of-tipon","title":{"rendered":"Discover the magic of the Archeological Park of Tipon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Archeological Park of Tipon is a magic place that has a lot of interesting things to discover. There are fantastic Inca constructions that captivate anyone\u2019s eyes. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\"><b>Inkayni Peru Tours<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offers you to visit Tipon among other tourist places like Huasao, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/pikillaqta-an-important-town-of-the-wari-culture-in-cusco\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Pikillaqta<\/b> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/andahuaylillas-the-sistine-chapel-of-america\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Andahuaylillas<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. These places are part of our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/southern-valley-tour-private-service\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\"><b>South<\/b> <b>Valley Tour<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a different way to see <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/cusco-one-of-50-most-beautiful-cities-in-the-world\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Cusco<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4307\" style=\"width: 875px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4307\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4307\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Complejo-Arqueologico-de-Tipon-1.webp\" alt=\"p\u00f3n data de hace miles de a\u00f1os su desarrollo m\u00e1s impresionante se produjo hace 500 a\u00f1os\" width=\"865\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tipon most impressive progress dates back to the 15th century.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b>Location:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located\u00a0 23 km from Cusco, in the province of Quispicanchis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Altitude:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is at an altitude of 3 316 m.a.sl.\/ 10879 Ft\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Climate:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>Dry season:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> From May to October<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>Rainy season:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> From November to April<\/span><\/h4>\n<div id=\"attachment_4344\" style=\"width: 875px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4344\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/terrazas-di.webp\" alt=\"Terrazas de diferentes niveles en Tip\u00f3n\" width=\"865\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4344\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terraces of different levels in Tipon<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<h2><b>Best season to visit The Archeological Park of Tipon:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best season to visit <\/span><b>The Archeological Park of Tipon <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is during the dry season, from May to October, since <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">there is less rain and the roads are safer.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> However, because nights during the dry season are cold, we recommend bringing warm clothes. During the day, you can wear light clothes, and to prevent from sun damage wear\u00a0 a hat and sunscreen.<\/span><br \/>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3505230926454944\" data-ad-slot=\"3247790964\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>Description:<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tipon is an <\/span><b>Archeological Park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where they worshipped water. It contains enclosures, terraces and an intact canal. The upper complex is crossed by the Inca Trail with an irrigation canal. It was put on the List of Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What can you see in The Archeological Park of Tipon?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tipon is one of the most visited sites of the city of Cusco. <\/span><b>The park<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> covers 239 hectares. It consists of wide agricultural terraces irrigated by a network of water channels fed by a natural spring. Several surrounding ruins have been excavated, and many more are visible below the soil.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4341\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/canales.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"865\" height=\"400\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the history, Tipon is part <\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/inca-trail-to-machu-picchu\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Qhapaq \u00d1an<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the famous Inca route.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the most interesting things you can find in Tipon, we can name the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>Royal Enclosures:<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the most beautiful and detailed group of the park. It has beautiful fountains and small channels where water continues flowing up until now. The beautiful rooms and gardens were built with megalithic blocks of stone. It is believed that this place was part of the royal house that Wiracocha had built for his father Yahuar Huaca.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>Intihuatana:<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is assumed that Intihuatana (where the sun is tied) may have been an astronomical observatory, which served measure time, to establish the seasons, to determine the solstices and equinoxes. It is located a few meters from the main enclosures and at a higher altitude over a small hill that protects the complex.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>Checkpoint or Cruz Moqo:<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the northern side of the archeological complex there is a significant prominence that was an important checkpoint. It is called Cruz Moqo that means \u00absummit where there is a cross\u00bb and at the same time Qosqo Qhawarina that means \u00abfrom where Cusco can be seen\u00bb. Western Cusco can be seen from there. It was a very populated place during Inca time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>Minor Enclosures:<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This area was called minor enclosures\u00a0 since anyone who was considered important but did not belong to royalty lived there. The rooms are located almost 1 km from Intihuatana. Although they are of a lower quality compared to the royal enclosures, they are still outstanding.At first, they were built with stone, but then they were finished with adobe (mixture of clay and sand).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3505230926454944\" data-ad-slot=\"3247790964\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>Wall:<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is possible that Tipon was occupied by warriors that fought wars during many years. And to protect them, they built colossal and vast defensive walls, which surely took many years of work. Later, the wall was useless because all the regional kingdoms became part of Tahuantinsuyo, the great empire.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h3><b>Terraces and channels:<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inca terraces are precise and right angled. Every square inch is dedicated to agriculture. The water is guided through an ingenious system of channels throughout the terraces. Irrigating the various levels during the dry seasons and serving as an efficient drainage system during heavy rains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is assumed that great amounts of water come from the Pachatusan, a famous mountain near Tipon. It is quite impressive to see the system is still working.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4342\" style=\"width: 703px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4342\" class=\" wp-image-4342\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Tipon-un-lugar-unico-en-el-Cusco-1.webp\" alt=\"Tip\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n se conce como la Maravilla Hidra\u00falica\" width=\"693\" height=\"567\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4342\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tipon is also known as the Hydraulic Wonder<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<h3><b>Who built this place?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The true purpose of Tip\u00f3n is not known. According to the history of Cusco, because Yawar Waqaq escaped during a war with the Chancas, Viracocha Inca ordered a palace to be built for his father, Yawar Waqaq. It will serve as a refuge for him.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>How to get to Tipon:<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 3 ways to get to Tipon:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><b>By Bus<\/b><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the cheapest way to get to the town, but the longest. It takes 1 hour and a half approximately to get there. The name of the transport company is \u201cLos Leones\u201d, and it cost S\/. 4 Peruvian soles roundtrip.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4346\" style=\"width: 875px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4346\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Los-Leones.webp\" alt=\"Empresa de Transportes LOS LEONES, te levar\u00e1 hasta el pueblo de Tip\u00f3n.\" width=\"865\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4346\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LOS LEONES transport company will take you to the town of Tipon.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<h4><b>2. By Taxi:<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second option to get to Tipon is by taking a taxi. If you take one in the downtown area,it may cost from S\/30.00 to S\/ 40.00 Peruvian soles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It takes 50 minutes approximately to get there.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4318\" style=\"width: 875px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4318\" class=\"size-full wp-image-4318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/taxi.webp\" alt=\"Taxi particular que te lleva hasta le pueblo de Tip\u00f3n\" width=\"865\" height=\"400\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A private taxi you can hire to take you to Tipon.<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/div>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\">3. Inkayni Peru Tours<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/southern-valley-tour-private-service\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\">South Valley Tour\u00a0<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to have everything arrange in advance, and get to the archeological park not only to the town, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\"><b>Inkayni Peru Tours<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the best option.\u00a0 The previous two options will take you to the town of Tipon, but to access the archeological park you will have to walk approximately 30 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We offer you to take you to the <\/span><b>Archeological Park of Tipon<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as part of our <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/southern-valley-tour-private-service\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\"><b>South Valley Tour<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. We have daily departures, and promise to take to\u00a0 <\/span><b>Huasao<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/es\/huasao-tierra-de-los-brujos-en-cusco\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>,<\/b><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/pikillaqta-an-important-town-of-the-wari-culture-in-cusco\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Pikillaqta, an important town of the Wari Culture in Cusco,<\/b> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/andahuaylillas-the-sistine-chapel-of-america\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><b>Andahuaylillas &amp; The Sistine Chapel of America<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The best adventure is guaranteed!<\/span>.<\/h4>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2610\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/inkayni-1.png\" alt=\"Inkayni\" width=\"254\" height=\"99\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t wait any longer and contact us <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inkayniperutours.com\/\" data-wpel-link=\"exclude\"><b>Inkayni Peru Tours<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> through our different virtual platforms. We are at your service 24 hours a day.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i>\u00a0\u201cWherever you go becomes a part of you somehow.\u201d &#8211; <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anita Desai<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Archeological Park of Tipon is a magic place that has a lot of interesting things to discover. There are fantastic Inca constructions that captivate anyone\u2019s eyes. 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