SOUTH
AMERICAN PICTURES ARCHAEOLOGY
AND HISTORY
Huánuco
Pampa
| Huánuco Pampa was an Inca provincial capital and administrative centre. It lies at an altitude of 3,800 metres in the Peruvian highlands some 700 kilometres north- west of Cuzco. It is also known as Huánuco Viejo. |
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| 19th century engraving | Buildings cover 2 sq kms | An entrance to the gigantic central plaza | Some of the 4000 structures |
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| The Kallana faces the central plaza | Part of the royal palace built by Topa Inca Yupanqui | A gateway to the royal palace |
Buildings
around the central plaza
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| Trapezoidal doorway of a royal palace | A building facing the central plaza | An abandoned city in a cold plain | |
