Sacred Huacas of Cusco: Kusilluchayoc-Hatun Plaza-Rumiwasi

Kusilluchayoc, Hatun Plaza and Rumiwasi route is a tour through the lower part of the complex formerly called Hanan Qusqu in the past, the religious center of the Inca royalty for more than 200 years and where the cosmovision related to the Inca mythology was practiced. During the hike we will be able to observe constructions with an even more complex engineering than in the upper area of the enclosure (Cheqtaqaqa, Inkiltambo and Kayaqchaca), particularly due to another type of geometry: Kayaqchaca trapezoidal gate, Hatun Plaza and its walls within the ceremonial esplanade and Rumiwasi with its Chinkanas and typical doors of the Inca kingdom.

In the Cusco region there are 328 Huacas, which are considered sacred places made of stone where people make pilgrimages. Many times, without any figure, and other times they have different figures of men, women or animals. They all have particular names with which are invoked and venerated on a special day of the year. The ceques system of Cuzco was the most complex indigenous ritual system of pre-Columbian America. From the Temple of the Sun or Qoricancha, 42 ceques (stripes) towards the mountains surrounding the imperial city, maintained by various ayllus (kinship groups) who made offerings to each of the Huacas in their respective areas.