Tarawasi Archeological Complex

Tarawasi, built during the reign of Inca Pachacuteq, served as an important ceremonial center in present-day Limatambo province, Peru. The site is famous for its building techniques, especially evident on the largest platform where walls are constructed in a cellular style with intricately carved granite stones. Tarawasi operated as a Tambo, providing lodging for travelers and Chaskis along the Qapaq Ñan (Inca trail) leading to Chinchaysuyo. A distinctive element is the “Tarawasi flower,” a floral design featured on the Usnu wall, which enhances the site’s unique allure.

Hornacinas In Tarawasi

It is an Inca center that has two ceremonial platforms, with the presence of trapezoidal niches, in its walls of perfectly carved stone of cellular or cushioned type. Where is the image of flower petals that form through their union.

To enter you pᴀss through a grandstand in the form of a truncated pyramid, the entrance welcomes you with a visit to the 20 niches containing the size of a full human being. Likewise, it is believed that this place was built in the period of the Inca Pachacutec or after his government.

With the arrival of the Spaniards, the area became one of the most influential agricultural haciendas in the Limatambo Valley and today you can still see the remains of the houses that were built.

In one of the buildings you can see a carving of a figure that is on top of it and that probably can be a secret message from the ancient architects or Inca settlers. In this part you can see the image of a rainbow, which is not confirmed, but it is a sign that does not go unnoticed by visitors.

Tarawasi Raymi, is the main ceremony of the site because every September there is a staging that tells how the Chankas confronted the Incas, where Pachacutec organized his attack to defeat this warrior group. This festivity gathers many visitors and has more than 300 artists on stage along with typical dances and Andean music.

Inca ruins of Tarawasi near the town of Limatambo | Limatamb… | Flickr

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