![]() The entrance is included in the famous Tourist Ticket of Cusco. Today it is part of one of the tourist attractions of the Sacred Valley of the Incas 1-day tour. In Inca times it was an important citadel with high platforms, temples, paths, stairways, water channels, smaller enclosures, larger enclosures and more. Main tourist attractionsĪrchaeological site of Pisac – In the upper part of the town of Pisac is the archaeological site of the same name. Today the province is home to some of the best tourist attractions in the so-called Sacred Valley of the Incas. In 1825, after Peru’s declaration of Independence in 1821, the province of Calca was founded under the order of the liberator Simón Bolívar. Finally, the territory was conquered, forming the ‘Villa de Zamora’ at the end of the 16th century. In addition, dozens of platforms and farmland were built where corn was mainly produced.ĭuring the wars between the Spanish and the Incas (from 1537 to 1572) the army of Manco Inca resisted the armies of Hernando Pizarro and Diego de Almagro in Calca. The Incas built important citadels in the area such as Pisac and Huchuy Qosqo. Archaeological finds in the place show the existence of a culture called ‘Kallka’ who were conquered by the Incas in the fifteenth century. History of CalcaĬalca has a history that goes back to pre-Inca times. The cost of the trip in public service is 5 Peruvian soles (approximately 2 US dollars). The journey takes 1 hour 30 minutes on average. The trip from Cusco to the city of Calca, capital of the province, is approximately 51 kilometers. This street is located 1.6 kilometers from the Main Square in the city of Cusco. To visit the districts of the province of Calca you must take one of the public transport minivans from Puputi street. The city of Calca, the capital of the province, is located at 2,926 meters above sea level. It stands out for the presence of the snow-capped Pachatusan, Sahuasiray, Chicón as well as dozens of lagoons.Ī part of the province is crossed by the famous Vilcanota River. Geographically, the province of Calca is located in an Andean territory and part of the high jungle of Cusco. Finally to the west with the province of Urubamba. The province limits to the north with the province of La Convención, to the east with the province of Paucartambo, to the south with the province of Quispicanchi and with the city of Cusco. LocationĬalca is located north of the city of Cusco, approximately 50 kilometers by road. However, in the territory of the province there are dozens of Inca structures such as: Ancasmarka, Calispuquio and more. Also through the ancient Inca citadel of Huchuy Qosqo. The main tourist attractions in Calca are the archaeological site of Pisac. It stands out for the production of potatoes, corn, coffee and more. Its population, as in other provinces of Cusco, is mainly dedicated to agriculture. With the expansion of the Inca empire, platforms, citadels and temples were built.īecause of its Inca past, the city of Calca is called ‘Capital of the Sacred Valley of the Incas’. The name of the province is related to the pre-Inca people of the ‘kallkas’ who inhabited said territory. The city of Calca, its capital, is located at 2,926 meters above sea level. According to the 2017 census, this territory is inhabited by 63,155 people. It covers an area of 4,414.49 square kilometers. The latter is the capital of the province.Ĭalca is made up of an Andean territory and the high jungle of Cusco. It is made up of the districts of: Coya, Lamay, Lares, Pisac, Lamay, San Salvador, Taray, Yanatile and Calca. Archaeological site of PisacĬalca is one of the thirteen provinces that make up the department of Cusco. Its name means ‘partridge’ because the place has the shape of this Andean bird. The archaeological site of Pisac is located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas. ![]()
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