One Day Hike to Inkilltambo

We will start this One Day Hike to Inkilltambo by picking you up at 0800 AM from your hotel in Cusco. Then in our private transport we will embark on a 25 minutes journey to the trail head. 

Inkilltambo or Inca Carcel (Inca Prison) is an archaeological site just off the city of Cusco. This site however, was not a prison. It was a place where the Incan messengers use to rest while travelling around the Inca empire. It is located in vicinity of Sacsayhuaman and Moon Temple. The route takes you through distinct flora and fauna.

Viracocha, the eighth Sapa built Inkilltambo. His son, the ninth Inca Sapa, Pachacutec, who built Machu Picchu and Choquequirao expanded it. It comprises of a series of enclosures, farming terraces, ceremonial site. There are aqueducts from Pre-Hispanic era. 

The ceremonial site consists of massive stone blocks. There are many cavities which links to each other through underground passages. 

One of the impressive things is that each sectors are built depending on its use. For instance, the first part of the complex comprises of farming terraces. The upper part houses the ceremonial centre and storage area. There are other notable structures whose purpose of construction is not clear yet. 

Sadly, the prominence of this appealing site faded away upon Spanish conquest. Thanks to the recent archaeological research, it is gradually getting the attention.