Wamanmarca
Huamanmarca / Waman Marka
Wari to Inca 1000–1532 CE·Wari–Cusco–Inca·🇵🇪 Cusco, Anta Province, Peru
About
About Wamanmarca
Pre-Inca and Inca ceremonial-administrative site (1000–1532 CE) on Cusco–Abancay road: terraced hill with Wari–Cusco adobe on stone ushnu platform, kallanka 35 m long, and canalized spring shrine. Associated Wari andean lithic scatter; name Waman (falcon) Marka (village). Expansive terracing and chullpa cemetery. Threshold site of Cusco valley before Huarocondo. Rarely visited due to roadless access.
Why it mattersWari–Inca transitional administrative node demonstrating valley-terraced spring ushnu continuity.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Wari vs Cusco Killke phase attribution of early ushnu
- 02Wamanmarca as Vilcabamba approach vs Limatambo satellite
Theories
- 01Spring ushnu as water-state ritual threshold for Cusco
- 02Terraced spring canalization as Inca hydraulic sacralization
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.1000–1532 CE
- Period
- Wari to Inca 1000–1532 CE
- Culture
- Wari–Cusco–Inca
- Builders
- Wari then Inca
- Purpose
- Roadside administrative–spring ritual center on imperial highway
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.1000–1532 CE
Initial construction
c. 1698 CE
Major expansion
On the ground
Structures & features
13.4722° S · 72.4533° W · 3200 m · 2 mapped features
Wamanmarca central feature
featureMain architectural feature
13.4722° S · 72.4533° WWamanmarca secondary sector
sectorSecondary sector
13.4712° S · 72.4523° W