Wat'a, Cusco Explained

Wat'a
Coordinates:	-13.3469°N -72.2456°W
Location:	Peru
Region:	Cusco Region, Anta Province

Wat'a (Quechua for island)^[1] is an archaeological zone in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Huarocondo District, north of Huarocondo.^{[2] [3]} The site consists of five sections,^[3]

• Wat'aq'asa (Wataqasa) in the southwest and west of the area,
• Willkapata (Willcapata), east of Wat'aq'asa,
• Qhawarina, north of Willkapata
• Qullqa, in the extreme east of the archaeological site of Wat'a,
• Saksaywaman Pata, northeast of the village Huarocondo.

Saksaywaman Pata was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 519/INC- 2003.^[3]

See also

• Kachimayu
• Killarumiyuq
• Sinqa
• Tampukancha
• Tarawasi
• Wat'a, Huánuco

Notes and References

1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
2. http://www.mincetur.gob.pe/TURISMO/OTROS/inventario%20turistico/Ficha.asp?cod_Ficha=3592 mincetur.gob.pe
3. http://www.drc-cusco.gob.pe/index.php/zonas-sitios-arqueologicos-anta/importancia-za-anta?showall=1&limitstart= drc-cusco.gob.pe