Duration from 08.00 a.m. to 02.00 p.m.
Pikillaqta is considered to be one of the best-known and well-kept pre-Inca cities in Peru. It is found 30 km. southeast of Cusco, over 3,350 meters high and covers a territory of approximately 50 ha.

Alfonsina Barrionuevo refers to Pikillacta in the following way: "The skirts of the Wayllonqa hill, where Pikillacta is found, an ancient pre-Inca city, shine like the sun. The flowers light up the ruins, which feature empty streets, gigantic plazas, two-story palaces and family housing. Hundreds of lizards scuttle around the ruins".
The site was named Pikillacta after the arrival of the spaniards. Its name in Inca times is