Huchuy Qosqo

Huchuy Qosqo
Huchuy Qosqo overlooking the Sacred Valley.
Huchuy Qosqo is located in Peru
Huchuy Qosqo
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Alternative name
  • Qaqyaqawana
  • Caquia Xaquixaguana
Location Peru
Lamay District. Calca Province, Cusco Region, Peru
Coordinates13°21′59″S 71°56′42″W / 13.3663°S 71.9451°W / -13.3663; -71.9451
TypeSettlement
History
Founded1420 CE
CulturesInca Empire

Huchuy Qosqo, (also spelled Yuchuy Cuzco), is an Incan archaeological site north of Cuzco, Peru. Its name is Quechua for "Little Cuzco." It lies at an elevation of 3,650 meters (11,980 feet), overlooking the Sacred Valley and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west and above the town of Lamay at an elevation of 2,920 metres (9,580 ft).[1] The site received its name in the 20th century; previously it had been known as Caquia Xaquixaguana (alternative spelling Kakya Shakishawana[2]), or Kakya Qawani.

Huchuy Qosqo or Kakya Qawani, as it was known by the Incas, was probably established as a royal estate by the Inca Emperor Viracocha about 1420 CE.

  1. ^ Google Earth
  2. ^ "Citas | Glosas Croniquenses". glosascroniquenses.pucp.edu.pe. Retrieved 2019-01-16.