Pucara Puno Peru
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Pucara Puno Peru, has its origin in the Late Formative Period (200 BC – 200 AD) around Titicaca Lake in the Collao Plateau, was one of an Aymara speaking cultures that flourished in that region, the predecessors of the Thiahuanaco Civilization (200 AC _1200 AC) that covered most of the Bolivian and Peruvian, actual mountain and costal territories.
Thiahuanaco was the central matrix culture that exerted great influence in the development of all the civilizations that prospered during this present era in central western South America.
Pucara in the language spoken by the Incas (Quechua), is a name that means fortress or any other type of fortification or stronghold; matter of fact this city was a huge fortified conglomerate as well a ceremonial place full of terraces and stairs of different size and steps made with stones linking to different levels of its pyramidal edification, Pucara was also city was famous for mineral extraction during several periods in special gold and Ochre from were gets its name (Puca = Red) and was a very active commercial city and center of ritual peregrinate during the Inca and colonial times.
It real name in Aymara is totally ignored for the lack of textual writings; the Quechua was an imposed language in this region by the Incas when they conquered this territories. Inca Pachacutec after a strong resistance won these territories by the arms but it was during the reign of his succeeding son Inca Wiracocha that a full assimilation occurred and even the language was changed and all the construction seen today was built during the 16th century by Incas over the ancient structures.
Its museum guards a very interesting stone sculptures, carved steles, colorful ceramics and many interesting objects with their special style and symbolism.
Pucara is famous also for its present ceramic artisans, standing out their artistic terracotta bulls known as “Toritos de Pucara” that have a very special stylistic form. This city is located around 108 Kilometers (67 Miles), approximately two hours drive from Puno in Cuzco direction.
At Pucara there is also a sunken plaza that has four entrances fallowing the four cardinal points; an ancient tradition or style characteristic that come from very early ancient times that go millenniums back.
Pucara sunken plaza has a difference with the rest, this time the entrances to the plaza are made by four tunnels rather than four stairs; these entrances probably had a very important ritual roll concerning water ceremonies as a birth or rebirth symbolism; in the interior of this water tunnels there are also figurative carvings that confirm its ceremonial significance.
Thiahuanaco was the central matrix culture that exerted great influence in the development of all the civilizations that prospered during this present era in central western South America.
Pucara in the language spoken by the Incas (Quechua), is a name that means fortress or any other type of fortification or stronghold; matter of fact this city was a huge fortified conglomerate as well a ceremonial place full of terraces and stairs of different size and steps made with stones linking to different levels of its pyramidal edification, Pucara was also city was famous for mineral extraction during several periods in special gold and Ochre from were gets its name (Puca = Red) and was a very active commercial city and center of ritual peregrinate during the Inca and colonial times.
It real name in Aymara is totally ignored for the lack of textual writings; the Quechua was an imposed language in this region by the Incas when they conquered this territories. Inca Pachacutec after a strong resistance won these territories by the arms but it was during the reign of his succeeding son Inca Wiracocha that a full assimilation occurred and even the language was changed and all the construction seen today was built during the 16th century by Incas over the ancient structures.
Its museum guards a very interesting stone sculptures, carved steles, colorful ceramics and many interesting objects with their special style and symbolism.
Pucara is famous also for its present ceramic artisans, standing out their artistic terracotta bulls known as “Toritos de Pucara” that have a very special stylistic form. This city is located around 108 Kilometers (67 Miles), approximately two hours drive from Puno in Cuzco direction.
At Pucara there is also a sunken plaza that has four entrances fallowing the four cardinal points; an ancient tradition or style characteristic that come from very early ancient times that go millenniums back.
Pucara sunken plaza has a difference with the rest, this time the entrances to the plaza are made by four tunnels rather than four stairs; these entrances probably had a very important ritual roll concerning water ceremonies as a birth or rebirth symbolism; in the interior of this water tunnels there are also figurative carvings that confirm its ceremonial significance.
