Inca Palaces Cusco

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The Incas created a construction style of cyclopean characteristics. This was especially evident in the palaces built for each successor who acceded to the throne. The remnants of these constructions can still be seen in the palaces described below.

Amaru Kancha - Wayna Qhapaq Palace

A huge block of rectangular buildings located south of the Waqaypata was commissioned by Wayna Qapaq and served as the residence of the Panaca ‘Tumipampa…

Hatun Kancha

Inca Palace located on the eastern side of the Waqaypata (Plaza de Armas). It was commissioned by Amaru Inca Yupanqui.

Kiswar Kancha

The Inca Palace, which belonged to Inca Wiraqocha, contained interior buildings and spacious patios. It was located on the eastern side of the Waqaypata, where…

Pukamarka

DESCRIPTION "Pukamarka" means Red Place, and this denomination was given to this palace that had a rectangular peripheral frame and was located towards the southeast…

Qasana

A group of buildings whose southeastern flank faced the Wacaypata (now the Plaza de Armas), it was the palace of Inca Pachacutec and the residence…

Qollqanpata

DESCRIPTION Qollqanpata was an important neighborhood at the time of the Incas, within it there were many houses but two in particular stand out: the…

Qoraqora

DESCRIPTION "Qoraqora" is a Quechua word that means: Herbazal or place with abundant grass. This palace was located next to the Qasana and at the…

Goyeneche House

DESCRIPTION House of true traditional Lima category. It is deduced by the shield, as year of the inauguration 1771, by its owners, the gentlemen Cavero…

Hatunrumiyoc

The Hatun Rumiyoc Palace, named for the famous twelve-angled stone in one of its walls, is also known as the Inca Roca Palace.