Paisaje Arqueológico de Waqrapukara

This guide to Paisaje Arqueologico de Waqrapukara in Cusco traces two builders separated by generations: the Qanchis, who raised rough, mortarless walls here to honor Wiraqocha long before Inca times, and the masons the Inca ruler Wayna Qhapaq later sent to fold this ridge into his empire. You'll hear how to read the shift between their styles in the stone itself, from rounded, uneven blocks to squared corners and multi-jambed doorways. It also follows the terraces climbing the slope, built at over four thousand meters and cut with drainage channels to survive a single rainy season.