Qenko
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| Alternative name | Qenqo, Qenko, Kenko, Quenco |
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| Location | Script error: No such module "flag". Cusco |
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| Type | Temple |
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| Periods | Late Horizon |
| Cultures | Inca |
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Q'enqo,[1][2] Qenko,[3][4][5][6][7] Kenko,[8][9][1][10][11] or Quenco[12] (all from Quechua for "zig-zag")[13] is an archaeological site in the Sacred Valley of Peru located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, Cusco District,[5] located about 6 km north east of Cusco and to the east of Sacsayhuamán.[14] The site was declared a Cultural Heritage (Patrimonio Cultural) of the Cusco Region by the National Institute of Culture.[5]
One of the largest huacas (holy places) in the Cusco Region, it is believed to be a place where sacrifices and mummification took place.[11] Many huacas were based on naturally occurring rock formations.
A tunnel runs inside the huaca with a large gutter on one side, leading to a room containing a ceremonial table with niches on either side. The discovery of many bones within the gutter leads experts to believe this room was the site of ritual sacrifices. One of the niches was used to hold mummies, while another contained a large silver plate which reflected the sun's rays into the room.
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Underground shrine
See also
References
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- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Christie, Jessica Joyce (2015). Memory Landscapes of the Inka Carved Outcrops. Lexington Books. pp. 62, 69. ISBN 9780739194898.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Cusco Info - Saqsaywaman". Archived from the original on 2023-10-04. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Legault, Alain (1999). Peru. Ulysses Travel Guides. p. 196. ISBN 9782894641224.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Yogerst, Joe; Mellin, Maribeth (1999). Traveler's Companion Peru. Globe Pequot Press. p. 134. ISBN 9780762703609.
- ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SITIO ARQUELÓGICO DE QENKO" (in español). MINCETUR. Archived from the original on 2018-08-19. Retrieved 2017-05-30.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kennedy, Maryanne (2008). DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Peru. Penguin. p. 165. ISBN 9780756650667.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jenkins, Dilwyn (2003). The Rough Guide to Peru. Rough Guides. p. 138. ISBN 9781843530749.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sarmiento de Gamboa, Pedro; Bauer, Brian S.; Smith, Vania (2007). The History of the Incas. University of Texas Press. pp. 155, 233. ISBN 9780292714854.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Gauldie, Robin (2006). Peru. New Holland Publishers. pp. 55. ISBN 9781845373887.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Dean, Carolyn J. (2010). A Culture of Stone: Inka Perspectives on Rock. Duke University Press. ISBN 0822393174.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Incas: lords of gold and glory. New York: Time-Life Books. 1992. p. 143. ISBN 0-8094-9870-7.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Peru 1:100 000, Cusco (28-s). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
- ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe, Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, Quechua – Castellano, Castellano – Quechua (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
- ^ Google Maps, accessed on 28 April 2026
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