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Pikillaqta

🇵🇪 Peru · 5th century

Pikillaqta in Peru
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Pikillaqta (Quechua piki flea, llaqta a place (village, town, community, country, nation), "flea place", also spelled Piki Llacta, Pikillacta, Piquillacta, Piquillaqta) is a large Wari culture archaeological site in the Quispicanchi province of the Cusco Region of Peru.

Pikillaqta is a village of the Wari people. Wari was the centre village and other cities like Pikillaqta were influenced by it. The Wari also inhabited many other sites around the area. The site was occupied from about 550 to 1100 AD. Its main use was for ceremonies and the site was not complete when it was abandoned.

Text adapted from “Pikillaqta” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pikillaqta ranks #1,600 of 5,814 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #11 of the 16 mapped in Peru. Founded 500, it is older than 98% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 14 atlas entries founded in the 5th century. See how Peru compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Pikillaqta?

Pikillaqta stands in Peru, at -13.61667°, -71.71472°.

When was Pikillaqta built?

The atlas dates its founding to 500. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Pikillaqta?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #1,600 of 5,814 worldwide, and #11 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 Pikillaqta?

Písac, about 26 km away.

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