Sacred Huacas of Cusco: Cheqtaqaqa-Inkiltambo-Kayaqchaca

Cheqtaqaqa, Inkiltambo and Kayaqchaca are three sacred places with Huacas (Sacred Sculpted Stone) built during the empire of the ninth Inca governor: Pachacútec (1418 – 1471 AD). The design of fountains, sacred temples with altars, canals and pre-Inca and Inca agricultural terraces demonstrate that the constructions belonged to the same architectural complex called Hanan Qusqu, the religious center of the Inca royalty for more than 200 years and where the cosmovision was practiced. related to Inca mythology.

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.