Pikillaqta
Pikillaqta is a large Wari culture archaeological site 20 kilometres east of Cusco in the Quispicanchi Province. Pikillaqta is a village of the Wari people.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: AgainErick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: cultural heritage site in Peru
- Also known as: “Piquillacta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rumiqullqa and Chuqi Pukyu.
Rumiqullqa
Chuqi Pukyu
Archaeological site
Choquepuquio is an ancient Wari site in Peru in the valley of Cusco. These extensive ruins are situated in the Quispicanchi Province, Lucre District, near the village of Huacarpay and the homonymous lake. Chuqi Pukyu is situated 2 km west of Pikillaqta.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lucre and Oropesa.
Lucre
Town
Photo: Chalisimo5, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Lucre is a town, which is situated 3 km southwest of Pikillaqta.
Oropesa
Town
Photo: Rainbowasi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Oropesa is a town, which is situated 5 km west of Pikillaqta.
Andahuaylillas
Village
Photo: AgainErick, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Andahuaylillas is a village, which is situated 8 km southeast of Pikillaqta.
Pikillaqta
- Categories: archaeological site, human settlement, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Andahuaylillas, Quispicanchi Province, Cuzco Department, Southern Sierra, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-13.6123° or 13° 36′ 44″ southLongitude
-71.7173° or 71° 43′ 2″ westOpen location code
57RC97QM+33OpenStreetMap ID
way 37084957OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q2665757
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Pikillaqta” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Piquillacta”
- Georgian: “პიკილიაკტა”
- Georgian: “პიკილიაქტა”
- Hebrew: “פיקייקאטה”
- Irish: “Piquillacta”
- Italian: “Pikillaqta”
- Japanese: “ピキリャクタ”
- Macedonian: “Пикилакта”
- Portuguese: “Pikillaqta”
- Quechua: “Piki Llaqta”
- Quechua: “Pikillaqta”
- Russian: “Пикильякта”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Pikillaqta”
- Spanish: “Pikillaqta”
- Spanish: “Piquillacta”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Waton Lagoon and Pikillaqta Sector Minaspata.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pikillaqta”. Photo: AgainErick, CC BY-SA 3.0.