Chullpa Q'asa Archaeological Site

The archaeological site of Chullpa Q’asa played a central role in the region's Pre-Hispanic history. Occupied since the Formative Period, it became a regional political center around 900 AD and maintained its centrality as a provincial center under the Inca.

It constitutes the biggest site in the region, at 56 hectares. The layout of this site is complex, and several sectors show terraced areas, with retaining walls, in which domestic as well as other structures were built. The central part of the site presents rectangular structures organized around patios or public areas. Inca administrative buildings stand in the central area. The kallanka, an Inca administrative building, can be easily recognized. Ceramic sherds as well as other artifacts suggest multiple functions were carried out in this site. Ceramic styles suggest the presence of a north highland population in the site, such as Quillacas or Carangas.

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