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Huchuy Qosqo
🇵🇪 Peru · 15th century
Huchuy Qosqo, (also spelled Yuchuy Cuzco), is an Incan archaeological site north of Cuzco, Peru. Its name is Quechua for "Little Cuzco". It lies at an elevation of 3,650 meters (11,980 feet), overlooking the Sacred Valley and 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) west and above the town of Lamay at an elevation of 2,920 metres (9,580 ft). The site received its name in the 20th century; previously it had been known as Caquia Xaquixaguana (alternative spelling Kakya Shakishawana), or Kakya Qawani.
Huchuy Qosqo or Kakya Qawani, as it was known by the Incas, was probably established as a royal estate by the Inca Emperor Viracocha about 1420 CE.
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Huchuy Qosqo ranks #3,003 of 5,814 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #14 of the 16 mapped in Peru. Founded c. 1420, it is older than 56% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 246 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. See how Peru compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Huchuy Qosqo?
Huchuy Qosqo stands in Peru, at -13.36625°, -71.94513°.
When was Huchuy Qosqo built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1420. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Huchuy Qosqo?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,003 of 5,814 worldwide, and #14 in Peru. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Huchuy Qosqo?
Písac, about 12 km away.
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