Awhile back, on a holiday, we accompanied Victor, Berta, Fabricio and Fernando to visit the Pikillaqta Ruins, a few miles outside of Cuzco.  We’ve seen a lot of ruins, but it was really cool to see these because they look very different.  They are from pre-Incan times from the culture of the Wari.  The word Pikillaqta, in Quechua literally means – “flea city”.  And although the original city name is unknown, it was given this name after the Spaniards arrived in the 16th century because of how small the rocks that the Wari used to construct their city are (especially compared to the Incas).

The Wari people built this aquaduct to bring water from the top of the mountain over the valley to the other side of the road where Pikillaqta is located. (At least, that is what Fernando, our Peruvian brother who majors in Tourism told us).

The road leading into the city of Pikillaqta.

Supposedly, the walls were at least twice as tall as they currently are. They are in the process of reconstructing the site to what they believe was it's original stage...which is a controversial topic with ruins.