![]() Huchuy Qosqo overlooking the Sacred Valley. | |
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Location | ![]() Lamay District. Calca Province, Cusco Region, Peru |
Coordinates | 13°21′59″S 71°56′42″W / 13.3663°S 71.9451°W |
Type | Settlement |
History | |
Founded | 1420 CE |
Cultures | Inca 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.
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