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Patallacta

Coordinates: 13°13′53″S 72°25′53″W / 13.23139°S 72.43139°W / -13.23139; -72.43139
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For another archaeological site called Llaqtapata, see Llaqtapata.
Patallacta
Patallacta viewed from above on the Inca trail near Willkaraqay
Patallacta is located in Peru
Patallacta
Shown within Peru
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District
RegionAndes
Coordinates13°13′53″S 72°25′53″W / 13.23139°S 72.43139°W / -13.23139; -72.43139
TypeSettlement
History
CulturesInca

Patallacta (possibly from Quechua pata elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore, llaqta place (village, town, city, country, nation),[1] "settlement on a platform"[2] pronounced "pahta-yakta"), Llactapata [3] or Q'ente Marka (possibly from Quechua q'inti hummingbird, marka village, "hummingbird village") is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District. It is situated southeast of the site Machu Picchu, at the confluence of the rivers Cusichaca and Vilcanota on a mountain named Patallacta.[4]

On his way to Machu Picchu (at: 13°13′57″S 72°25′30″W / 13.2325095°S 72.424922°W / -13.2325095; -72.424922) Hiram Bingham, discoverer of many Incan sites, passed Patallacta,[5] sometimes given the name of Llaqtapata as evidenced by the photograph of a sign from a check-point along the Inca trail.[6] His associate Mr. Herman Tucker reported that the name of the town was Patallacta containing about one hundred houses. Above it were several important sites including Huayllabamba.[7] This site is located 1.5 km (1 mi) away from the start of the "Classic Inca Trail".[8]

This site housed many occupants, including travellers and soldiers who manned the nearby "hill fort" of Willkaraqay, and a shrine with rounded walls known as Pulpituyuq that had religious and ceremonial functions.[9]

Patallacta was burned by Manco Inca Yupanqui, who destroyed a number of settlements along the Inca road system during his retreat from Cusco in 1536 to discourage Spanish pursuit. In part due to these efforts, the Spanish never discovered the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu or any of its settlements.[10]

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  • Patallacta
    Patallacta
  • Sign at check-point near Willkaraqay identifying Patallacta as Llactapata
    Sign at check-point near Willkaraqay identifying Patallacta as Llactapata
  • Willkaraqay ruins on hill above Patallacta
    Willkaraqay ruins on hill above Patallacta
  • Workers are dwarfed by terraces, which are in turn dwarfed by the surrounding mountains
    Workers are dwarfed by terraces, which are in turn dwarfed by the surrounding mountains

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary): see Patallaqta
  3. ^ mincetur.gob.pe
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Urubamba Province (Cusco Region)
  5. ^ Online version of "Inca Land - Explorations in the Highlands of Peru" by Hiram Bingham
  6. ^ "Chapter X - Searching for the Last Inca Capital". Inca Land - Explorations in the Highlands of Peru - by Hiram Bingham. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
  7. ^ Lost City of the Incas. by Hiram Bingham. 1952. The Orion Publishing Group Ltd, Orion House. page 164. ISBN 0-297-60759-6
  8. ^ Cuzco Region Machu Picchu / Inca Trail. International Travel Maps. A Division of ITMB Publishing Ltd. 2006.
  9. ^ Explore the Inca Trail. Rucksack Readers. 2006.
  10. ^ Noland, David (2001) [2001-02-01]. Trekking. W. W. Norton & Company. ISBN 978-0-393-32072-5.
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