Wat'a, Cusco

For the archaeological site in the Huánuco Region, Peru, see Wat'a, Huánuco.

Wat'a

Location	Peru
Region	Cusco Region, Anta Province
Coordinates	13°20′49″S72°14′44″W / 13.34694°S 72.24556°W / -13.34694; -72.24556

Wat'a (Quechua for island) ^[1] is an archaeological zone in Peru. It is situated in the Cusco Region, Anta Province, Huarocondo District, north of Huarocondo. ^{[2] [3]} The site consists of five sections, ^[3]

• Wat'aq'asa (Wataqasa) in the southwest and west of the area,
• Willkapata (Willcapata), east of Wat'aq'asa,
• Qhawarina, north of Willkapata
• Qullqa, in the extreme east of the archaeological site of Wat'a,
• Saksaywaman Pata, northeast of the village Huarocondo.

Saksaywaman Pata was declared a National Cultural Heritage of Peru by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 519/INC- 2003. ^[3]

See also

• Kachimayu
• Killarumiyuq
• Sinqa
• Tampukancha
• Tarawasi
• Wat'a, Huánuco

References

1. Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
2. mincetur.gob.pe "Zona arqueológica de Wata" (in Spanish), retrieved on February 25, 2014
3. drc-cusco.gob.pe "Zonas y Sitios Arqueológicos de Anta" (in Spanish), retrieved on February 25, 2014