Piquillacta
Sign in to savethumb|250px|right|A street of Pikillaqta Pikillaqta (Quechua piki flea, llaqta a place (village, town, community, country, nation), "flea place", also spelled Piki Llacta, Pikillacta, Piquillacta, Piquillaqta) is a large Wari culture archaeological site east of Cusco in the Quispicanchi Province.
Key facts
- Ancient site.name
- Pikillaqta
- Ancient site.image
- Piquillacta Archaeological site - street.jpg
- Ancient site.caption
- View of a Pikillaqta sector
- Ancient site.map_type
- Peru
- Ancient site.relief
- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Quispicanchi Province, Cusco Region, Peru
- Ancient site.region
- Andes
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
- Ancient site.built
- 500
- Ancient site.abandoned
- 1200
- Ancient site.epochs
- Middle Horizon
- Ancient site.cultures
- Wari culture
- Ancient site.mapframe frame width
- 270
- Ancient site.mapframe
- yes
- Ancient site.mapframe caption
- Click on the map for a fullscreen view
- Ancient site.mapframe zoom
- 12
- Ancient site.mapframe marker
- landmark
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Key dates
- Inception
- 1 January 500
- Dissolved
- 1 January 1200
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Peru
- Located in
- Quispicanchi Province
- Area
- +50
- Elevation
- +3250
- Location
- Lucre District
- Image
- Piquillacta Archaeological site - street.jpg
Show 1 more fact
- P2596
- Wari
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Geography and environment
- History of excavations
- Agriculture and canal systems
- Functions of site
- Leadership and religion
- Trade and specialization
- Remains found
- Abandonment
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
thumb|250px|right|A street of Pikillaqta Pikillaqta (Quechua piki flea, llaqta a place (village, town, community, country, nation), "flea place", also spelled Piki Llacta, Pikillacta, Piquillacta, Piquillaqta) is a large Wari culture archaeological site east of Cusco in the Quispicanchi Province.
Pikillaqta is a village of the Wari people. Wari was the centre village and other cities like Pikillaqta were influenced by it. The Wari also inhabited many other sites around the area. The site was occupied from about 550 to 1100 AD. Its main use was for ceremonies and the site was not complete when it was abandoned.