the stone wall is still there
these were the living quarters
ruins of the living quarters
this is how it looks today
everything for sale at the parking lot
one of the bolts to fix the wooden roof with ropes to the wall
Raqchi was an Inca site along the road from Cusco to Puno. It probably functioned as a military checkpoint on this important
road.
The complex consists of the huge Temple of Wiracotcha, a few blocks for administrative and troop living quarters, an artificial
lagoon with running water and 156 circular storage rooms called cullqas.
The stone wall surrounding the place also points
to military roots..
The victorious Spanish troops looted and then destroyed the place in 1540.
We visited Raqchi in June 2008
on our way from Cusco to Puno.
Google Earth view of Raqchi. The river is the Willkanuta
an artist's impression of the Temple of Wiracocha in the Inca days
these roof tiles are not original
a restored cullqa. The were used to store food.
presenr day Raqchi sports a nice little church
