South Valley: Tipón, Andahuaylillas and Pikillaqta

Studies carried out by local archaeologists on the Inca ruins of Tipón in the foothills of Cerro Pachatusan (Apu tutelary important in the Andean religiosity), established that it was a park for the upper class or an agricultural center. This large area contains 12 impressive terraces finely carved in stone. More impressive is the irrigation system that continues to operate and continues to irrigate crops until today. At the end of our visit to Tipon we will go to Pikillaqta.

Pikillaqta was a major pre-Inca major urban center that was important for the development of the Huari Empire. In this ancient city, you can see buildings of all kinds such as colcas (food deposits), athletic fields, houses, temples, narrow streets and buildings up to four stories high. Here we delight with the surroundings of the place to continue our journey to Andahuaylillas until we complete our tour through the South Valley in Cusco.

Andahuaylillas is a typical Andean village of the time of the colony of singular origin and architecture.

Andahuaylillas is known for its colonial Catholic church with beautiful decorations and wall paintings of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.