Huchuy Cusco

Located between Pisac and Urubamba, near the village of Lamay, is the Inca ruin of Huchuy Cusco. This is regarded as the third most important Inca site in the Sacred Valley after Ollantaytambo and Pisac.

The main attraction at Huchuy Cusco is a great Inca Hall, known as a kallanka, and it measures almost 40 m in length. The hall is a two-story structure with an adobe top. Outside the hall are Inca terraces, a gate, and some smaller structures. Huchuy Cusco is thought to be the royal place of Caquia Jaquijahuana.

Reaching this site takes some effort. From the village of Lamay there is a hiking trail which leads uphill to the site and takes approximately 3 hours.