Qenqo

Qenqo is a under appreciated ruin because it is surrounded by other ones that are much larger, but its architecture makes the site a very impressive creation. Qenqo is all together one rock that was built into the cave it is now. So a hole was actually digged through this massive stone by the Incas to make it a place where shamans performed sacrifices to the Gods.

Qenqo is a very small religious spot of the Incas where shamans of Cusco spent most of their time. It was not often that the Inca Empire made sacrifices near Cusco, but during the droughts llamas were sacrificed in Qenqo. The site really is a great spot to walk around and also observe the massive rocks the Incas worked with.

The best time of the day to visit Qenqo depends during the season because you want to go at the hour where the sun is hitting the statue of the puma. The statue does not look like a puma, but when the sun hits the rock at a certain angle, the shadow will take form of a puma which made Qenqo a place of worship for the puma.