Qhapaq Kancha (
Quechua ''qhapaq'' noble, principal, mighty, ''kancha'' corral,
"principal corral", hispanicized spelling ''Ccapac Cancha'') is an archaeological site in
Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg
, image_coat = Escudo nacional del PerĂº.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal
, national_motto = "Fi ...
of the
Inca
The Inca Empire (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called ''Tawantinsuyu'' by its subjects, (Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts", "four parts together" ) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The admin ...
period on top of a mountain of the same name. It is located in the
Cusco Region
Cusco, also spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu suyu ), is a department and region in Peru and is the fourth largest department in the country, after Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It borders the departments of Ucayali on the north; Madre de D ...
,
Calca Province Calca may refer to:
*Calca Peninsula, a peninsula in South Australia
* Calca Province, one of thirteen provinces in the Cusco Region of Peru
* Calca District, one of the eight districts in the Calca Province
* Calca, Peru, capital of the Calca Dist ...
,
Coya District
Coya District is one of eight districts of the Calca Province in the Cusco Region of Peru.
Geography
Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:
* Hatun Pukara
* Hatun Raqha Kay
* Hatun Suyu Q'asa
* Ichhunayuq
* Quriqucha ...
.
References
{{coord_missing, Peru
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Cusco Region
Mountains of Peru
Mountains of Cusco Region