Choquequirao — Inca Eagle Nest Ridge City
Inca Imperial (1420–1536 CE; Tupac Inca Yupanqui)·Inca (Topa Inca)·🇵🇪 Cusco, La Convención Province, Choquequirao ridge, above Apurímac Canyon, Peru
About
About Choquequirao — Inca Eagle Nest Ridge City
Choquequirao explored by Bingham 1909 and García 1993–, llama terraces unique, Apurímac canyon 1500 m drop. Recorded context — Period: Inca Imperial (1420–1536 CE; Tupac Inca Yupanqui); Culture: Inca (Topa Inca); Field status: excavated; Materials: granite, limestone, terrace fill; Condition: partially excavated — jungle.
Why it mattersKey Inca (Topa Inca) ancient-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Construction labor organization
Theories
- 01Defensive stronghold
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1430 CE terraces; 1470 city expansion
- Period
- Inca Imperial (1420–1536 CE; Tupac Inca Yupanqui)
- Culture
- Inca (Topa Inca)
- Purpose
- Inca terraced city on 3033 m ridge (18 km² terrace landscape) — last Inca Vilcabamba hinterland capital, 39 llama terraces
- Rediscovered
- Modern excavation 1952
- Excavation
- Excavated
c. 1200 BCE major extension
Major expansion / refurbishment at Choquequirao — Inca Eagle Nest Ridge City
1990 excavation
Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Choquequirao — Inca Eagle Nest Ridge City
On the ground
Structures & features
13.3940° S · 72.8730° W · 3033 m · 4 mapped features
- Choquequirao — Inca Eagle Nest Ridge City — Principal Structurestructurestructure at Choquequirao — Inca Eagle Nest Ridge City — hydraulic feature13.3938° S · 72.8720° W
- Choquequirao — Inca Eagle Nest Ridge City — Northern Complexcomplexcomplex at Choquequirao — Inca Eagle Nest Ridge City — hydraulic feature13.3928° S · 72.8732° W
- Choquequirao — Inca Eagle Nest Ridge City — Rock_Art Annex 3rock artrock art at Choquequirao — Inca Eagle Nest Ridge City — outlier feature13.3931° S · 72.8731° W
- Choquequirao — Inca Eagle Nest Ridge City — Eastern Structurestructurestructure at Choquequirao — Inca Eagle Nest Ridge City — primary structure13.3936° S · 72.8731° W
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