UJ #14 - Qhapac Ñan

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LOOKING FOR THE LEGACY FAR FROM THE ASPHALT LIMA’S INCA HERITAGE The 16 hectares of Huaycan de Cieneguilla’s builtup area are divided into three zones that cannot be visibly noted. To discern their actual scope, one must climb to the lookout where the tours start: the nuclear area, the most important one, is divided into twelve architectural complexes connected by six streets as a small city. It is easy to imagine the people gathered on the main yard just in the center of the complex, with a ramp that enables important figures to access the platform, a characteristic of the Ychsma buildings. Walking by the narrow corridors of the place, one can note the symbiosis between the Inca and Ychsma architecture. Leaving its adobe walls behind, one reaches the space known as the ‘window complex’, with trapezoid spans and stone lintels on the doors that are clearly Incan construction elements. From that point, it is possible to see the whole valley, reasserting the connection with nature and the function of control center this archaeological site used to have. The decorated friezes are a typical Ychsma detail and are associated with ceremonial or funeral spaces. Circular bas-relief designs may be noted in some areas which, according to the research, could be interpreted as a lunar calendar or are related to astronomic observations. But without a doubt, the most important finding is the tomb of a member of the Inca elite: the quipukamayok. A wooden kero (a ceremonial drinking vessel), a symbol of power; a spondylus shell, one of the most valued materials during the empire; and a group of bound quipus (recording device), which show the status of this person, were found together with the skeletal remains. Qhapaq Ñan Project’s National Office The square is an example of the convergence of the Ychsma and Inca cultures: a large space with a ramp beside a trapezoid door. 52
Qhapaq Ñan Project’s National Office The decorated friezes determine the category of the buildings inside the archeological site. Qhapaq Ñan Project’s National Office The Incan windows are the only ones that remain in this area of the Lurin river valley. CIENEGUILLA AND ITS COMMUNITY IN ACTION The Huaycan de Cieneguilla Comprehensive Project started its activities in 2007, to enhance the value of the Inca settlement. The research work is supplemented with a socio-cultural work aimed to integrate the neighboring areas to the planning and conservation programs, so that they have a positive vision of their heritage and learn to appreciate it. 53
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