Viracochapampa Explained

Viracochapampa
Alternate Name:	Wiracochapampa
Map Type:	Peru
Relief:	type
Coordinates:	-7.7877°N -78.0465°W
Location:	Huamachuco, La Libertad
Epochs:	Middle Horizon
Cultures:	Wari culture

Viracochapampa,^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} Huiracochapampa, or Wiracochapampa^{[6] [7]} (possibly from Quechua wiraqucha: mister, sir, gentleman, god; or Wiracocha: one of the greatest Andean divinities; and pampa: plain)^[8] is an archaeological site with the remains of a building complex of ancient Peru of pre-Inca times. It was one of the administrative centers of the Wari culture. Viracochapampa is located about 3.5 km north of Huamachuco in the region of La Libertad at an elevation of 3070m (10,070feet).

Chronology

The site was occupied from the late Middle Horizon 1B time to the first decades of period 2A, according to the chronology established by Dorothy Menzel, taking as reference the classic division of Horizons and Intermediate by John Rowe. These correspond to the 7th and 8th centuries of our era.

See also

• Marcahuamachuco
• Chimu
• Mochica
• Trujillo

Further reading

• Denise Pozzi–Escot Buenano: Historia del Perú III. El Perú Antiguo III (500–1400) El Horizonte Medio y los estados regionales, Empresa Editora El Comercio S.A., Lima, 2010.
• Kauffmann Doig, Federico: Historia y arte del Perú antiguo. Tomo 3. Lima, Ediciones PEISA, 2002.
• Lumbreras, Luis Guillermo: “El Imperio Wari”. Incluido en Historia del Perú. Tomo II. Perú Antiguo. Lima, Editorial Juan Mejía Baca, 1980.
• Makowski, Krzysztof: "Primeras civilizaciones," Enciclopedia Temática del Perú, Tomo 2. Lima, Empresa Editora “El Comercio” S.A., 2004.
• Santillana, Julián I.: «Los estados panandinos: Wari y Tiwanaku». Incluida en Historia del Perú. Lexus Editores. Barcelona, 2000.
• Tauro del Pino, Alberto: Enciclopedia Ilustrada del Perú,Tercera Edición. Tomo 17. VAC/ZUZ. Lima, PEISA, 2001.

Notes and References

1. Book: Quilter, Jeffrey. The Ancient Central Andes. 2013. Routledge. 9781317935230. 222–223. en.
2. Book: Peru 1:100 000, Cajabamba (16-g). IGN (Instituto Geográfico Nacional - Perú).
3. Book: Quilter, Jeffrey. The Civilization of the Incas. 2012. The Rosen Publishing Group. 9781448885053. 114. en.
4. Book: Isbell, William Harris. Huari Administrative Structure: Prehistoric Monumental Architecture and State Government. McEwan. Gordon Francis. Oaks. Dumbarton. 1991. Dumbarton Oaks. 9780884021865. 141–153. en.
5. Book: Silverman, Helaine. Handbook of South American Archaeology. Isbell. William. 2008. Springer Science & Business Media. 9780387749075. 742–766. en.
6. Web site: SITIO ARQUEOLÓGICO WIRACOCHAPAMPA. Inventario Turístico de Perú. MINCETUR. 2017-05-29.
7. Book: Box, Ben. Peru Handbook: The Travel Guide. Murphy. Alan. 2001. Footprint. 9781900949842. 434. en.
8. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary), p. 136 (see wiraqucha) and p. 209 (see wiracocha)