MAIN KALLANKA

The western building, in the form of a “Kallanka”, is actually the one facing the square and is made with careful architecture. It has four entrances, which are also interspersed with long and narrow niches; inside, all the walls have niches almost two meters high - as if they were arranged to receive a large group of people standing inside them - which also had a closing system that we are not yet able to understand.

All this is obviously part of a sacralized space, and more than a palace, the role of this building could be assumed as part of an adoratory or temple, with rites that we cannot describe at the moment.

When examining the remains of the ceramics found by archaeologists, it can be seen that it is not of the traditional Cusquenian style and that there is a strong local imprint that is not consistent with the sacred and public character of the site. This may allow us to speculate that it is not at all improbable that at least part of the pottery was produced when relations with Cusco were no longer efficient and local manufacture had to be sourced. This could have occurred after 1536.