Huayna Picchu — North Terrace Ancillary (Cusco, Peru)

Why it mattersKey Bronze Age urban ancient-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 2720 m elevation.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 2500 BCE

Period

Bronze Age to Classical (3000 BCE–500 CE)

Culture

Bronze Age urban; Inca

Builders

Bronze Age urban

Purpose

Urban centre with palace and temple precinct

Rediscovered

2001

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. c. 2500 BCE

   Initial construction / foundation

2. c. 1026 BCE

   Major refurbishment / second phase

3. 1938

   Modern rediscovery and excavation

4. c. 1568 CE

   Abandonment

• Principal Monument

  structure

  Principal Monument at Huayna Picchu — North Terrace Ancillary (Cusco, Peru) — structure with stratified deposits

  13.2610° S · 72.5290° W

• Ancillary Complex

  complex

  Ancillary Complex at Huayna Picchu — North Terrace Ancillary (Cusco, Peru) — complex with stratified deposits

  13.2600° S · 72.5318° W

• Outlier Feature

  outlier

  Outlier Feature at Huayna Picchu — North Terrace Ancillary (Cusco, Peru) — outlier with stratified deposits

  13.2589° S · 72.5301° W

• Reservoir/Cistern

  hydraulic

  Reservoir/Cistern at Huayna Picchu — North Terrace Ancillary (Cusco, Peru) — hydraulic with stratified deposits

  13.2620° S · 72.5291° W