|
Sort by: Date | Popularity | Reviews | Ratings
-
ACCESS TO TIPON
|
 |
As a whole is a National Archaeological Park to the east of the city of Cusco which covers some 2.200 hectares of land in the district of Oropesa, province of Quispicanchis. From mile 18 kms. on the paved Cusco - Puno, north and crossing th... |
|
|
-
THE FESTIVAL IN TIPON
|
 |
Travelers end their visit to the village of Oropesa, which was founded by Viceroy Francisco Toledo. The people of furnaces with three hundred years old, inherited from the great-granddaughter of kuraka Sawaraura, held in October T'anta Raymi, the fea... |
|
|
-
THE PEOPLE
|
 |
The ancient name of Tipon, or at least the area from which the sanctuary is Quispicanchis. And was still retains the name of a large and densely populated which occupies 40 hectares of hillside west of the complex Tipón platforms. The irregular layou... |
|
|
-
EARTH PILGRIM IN TIPON
|
 |
The importance of the place is marked in the description that the father Cristóbal de Molina's remarkable journey that tarpuntaes-mystical Inca priests, carried out before the winter solstice to get near the place of sunrise It was a pilgrimage Sichu... |
|
|
-
UNDERGROUND CHANNELS AND PRIVILEGED PLATFORM
|
 |
A channel nearly a mile, bring the water height and becomes underground to pass under what could be a intihuatana, in the northwest corner of the complex. From there it spread over the waters enabled channels controlled irrigation gates in the series... |
|
|
-
THE PRIESTLY WORK IN TIPON
|
 |
In the past high ranking imperial priests were in charge of making offerings according to the lunar phases. They occupied the upper and the days passed peacefully in his magical retirement. In Tipón the presence of water is sacred because it comes fr... |
|
|
-
SACRED WATERS OF TIPON
|
 |
The Tipón shrine is small compared to the size of the nearby town center, but the building quality and excellence of technique as used in hydraulic, make the site an exceptional place. The waters that irrigate the terraces still circulate through the... |
|
|
-
SECTOR OF AGRICULTURAL GENIUS
|
 |
The incas reached an impressive development in their architecture, especially in their hydraulic constructions. Every archaeological complex featured well-built canals which channeled the water perfectly. This was why the lack of water was no a probl... |
|
|
-
SECTOR OF THE WALL
|
 |
It is possible that the area of Tipon was occupied by lords who won wars, and to assure their position, they built huge defensive walls. Later, this wall lacked a purpose since all the regional towns were part of the Tahuantisuyo empire.There are als... |
|
|
-
SECTOR OF MINOR ROOMS
|
 |
Someone of great importance, but not part of the nobility, must have lived in these rooms. The rooms located 1 km. from Intiwatana are of lesser quality, but despite this it shows signs of importance. They were originally built from stone and later t... |
|
|
|
1 | 2
|
|
