Huánuco Pampa

Huánuco Pampa, Huánuco Marka or Huánuco Viejo, Wanako Pampa, Wanuku Pampa or simply Huánuco is a large archaeological site in Peru in the Huánuco Region, Dos de Mayo Province [1]. The Incas administered their large empire through a small number of administrative centers, such as Huánuco Pampa [1]. Huánuco Pampa is located at an elevation of 3,625 metres on a plateau overlooking the Vizcarra River [1]. At Huánuco Pampa the immense rectangular plaza measured 550m by 350m which is more than 19 hectares [1]. The main north-south highway, the Qhapaq Ñan, extending from Cusco to Quito, Ecuador, passes through Huánuco Pampa [1]. The ceremonial sections of Huánuco Pampa display rare, finely cut and fitted, Imperial Inca style masonry and appear as unusual building types [1]. The storage area at Huánuco Pampa includes 497 qullqas (storehouses) and 30 processing and administration buildings [1].