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Ingapirca of the Incas has at least 500 years, the area occupied by the archaeological complex covers an area of approximately four hectares where there are several buildings and evidence of another nature, these are described below:
a). The Ellipse
Construction traditionally known as the castle has an oval shape, is not a room itself but rather a raised platform surrounded by a great wall of stone pillow, home in his top two rooms overlooking the west and east respectively.
This suggests a ceremonial position, because the observation horizon, enabling the identification of sites of birth and hiding from the sun.
b). Annexes Apartments
It is a set of four rectangular rooms and two runs small, distributed to the sides of a corridor connecting the plaza, of these only one is complete, since the others are evident only by the foundations.
Because of the proximity to the temple or ellipse is considered that these areas were rooms devoted to the people in charge of the rites or used as places of custody of objects of worship.
c). The Plaza or Range
It lies immediately south of the apartments annexes, bounded on the east by the Condamine area of the north for a part of the Ellipse, south slopes in an area which there is a rectangular room. This space for its size, should serve as a meeting place prior to the ritual acts in the Oval.
d). Condamine
Sector christened with this name in honor of the French scientist Charles Marie de La Condamine who visited the site in the eighteenth century and drew a map and a description of these ruins. This is a group of buildings arranged along a central corridor. Its investigations is conjectured that this area was “Acllahuasi” or house chosen women who worked for the real elite of the empire, the large rectangular rooms could have been used as apartment buildings identified as kallanca Inca architecture.
e). Wineries
Buildings located in slightly hilly terrain connecting the trough and Condamine, are called so because in the excavations were discovered some bases of raw clay pots were used to support poppet. They were stored agricultural products or liquids, the wineries are small rooms lined and rectangular addition to these structures there is the testimony of a paved road 4m wide, which begins at the height of Pilaloma and ends at the sector La Condamine.
Originally this had to be a stretch of Capac Nan, annex runs a water conveyance canal, supplying the vital liquid to all buildings.
f). The Trough
At the end of the wine sector are several rooms of different size and rectangular shape surrounding a courtyard. The cultural remains suggest that it was housing and work areas.
g). Pilaloma
Small plain located in the extreme southeast of the temple, on which the Incas built premises in a designated area for a semi elliptical wall. Before the entrance to Pilaloma five structures are circular or Collca that were used to store agricultural products in bulk. Within this sector we find a place in the center of which stands a huanca Canari marking a burial.
In carrying out excavations at this place was discovered that this indicated a sealed tomb stone on a platform of boulders, which are visible evidence of this.
Under this element skeletons found 10 male and one female, all accompanied by rich grave goods made of ceramics, gold, copper and tissues of typical affiliation Canari, a part of this square tomb consists of eight Pilaloma residential structures, evident only by the foundation and walls.
h). The Ingachungana
It is not exactly a building, but rather a rocky area located north of the Ellipse, this stone surface cavities were carved in the form of tubs or seats decorated with high reliefs of coiled snakes. The word that identifies this component of the archaeological park comes from the Quechua language and means literally inca game. The interpretations on the use of this site are varied, from those who consider it a bath, because of the small canals that surround it, to the possibility that it is a Intihuatana, or rock in which he symbolically tied to the sun in the daysequinox. Part of this structure has broken away from their place of origin and is currently in the ravine known as Intihuayco Annex.
i). The sun Intihuayco or broken
Quechua word meaning “broken the sun” is a cliff that stretches west to northeast direction, almost closed in a natural way the space used around the monument. This sector has the traces of archaeological interest discovered there, the most important of which is the large ceramic Canari additionally rocks are so evocative: a turtle with no evidence of human action, a rock wall on which a notice under circular relief, as it is called “Sun Stone” and finally a rock that looks like a human face, which is known as “the face of the Inca” is undoubtedly a natural formation , which has contributed to erosion and sparse vegetation.
j). Ceremonial and Stairways Bathrooms
Very close to the retaining wall that closes Pilaloma, is a staircase that leads to a few small ponds that are part of ritual baths, the staircase is bordered by two walls along which open small doors that connect to three ponds square, whose bases have been identified drains, Another similar ladder is on the south side of the square.
Regarding the Archeological Site, you must indicate that your visit is paid 2 USD for National and 6USD for foreigners. The monument has a well equipped archaeological and ethnographic museum. The literature is available on the site and request explanations from a guide. Annex to the museum, a crafts store offers attractive souvenirs produced by the Pueblo Canario.
