We find different near archaeological groups to the city,
we can mention this way the following ones:
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Sacsayhuamán: This archaeological
park is to 2 km of distance of the city of the Cusco,
and to 3,450 m.s.n.m. This architectural complex of
invoice pre - Hispanic has diverse areas, the same
ones that should complete diverse functions, but it
is recognized to the sector of Sacsayhuamán,
with its three platforms of incoming and salient.
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As a religious center of the old Andean culture, Sacsayhuaman
is very famous to have some imposing rocks of more than 8
meters high which are together of an astonishing way.
Such the astonishment of the first conquerors that Sacsayhuamán
knew was and such they are at the present time the architectural
qualities of this archaeological complex it compares it to
him with works so astonishing and monumental as the Bridge
of Segovia (Garcilaso de la Vega), with the Roman Partenón
or with the Pyramids of Egypt. Considered as the maximum expression
architectural pre - Hispanic in American lands and one of
those bigger than the old towns from all over the world. At
the present time, this sector is good for the stage of the
Inti Raymi or Party of the Sun that it takes place each June
24.
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Qenqo: Located to 3 km. of the city.
This archaeological group formed on an igneous blooming
of big proportions was good for religious activities
and of the cult: Caypaccha, Ujupaccha, Hananpaccha,
the beliefs and the Andean trilogy that it was practiced
in this archaeological sector was possibly. It highlights
a semicircular area defined by the bases of niches
where mallkis or other sacred objects should be placed,
the same ones that are willing around an unrecognizable
lithic sculpture that should have the form of an Andean
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As all cult place, in Qenqo it is said a place
of sacrifices that could be located in an underground dwelling
was (Ujupaccha).
- Pucapucara:
Located in the road that drives us to the Valle Sagrado and
old valley in route to the Antisuyo, translated to the Spanish
it would be" Fortaleza Roja", it was possibly an
administrative center. That sector had relationship with the
town of the Qosqo, and the sector of Tambomachay.
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- Tambomachay:
It is to 7 km of the well-known city as the place
of rest of the Inca, to be presented in this fallen
area of crystalline water; in it they are terraces
where they were used technical very advanced, they
also qualify her like a construction in honor to the
water.
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Other Important Groups:
- Lake
- Cusilluchayoc
- Pumamarca
- Chacan
