Rumiwasi

'Stone house' huaca above San Sebastián on Cusco's outskirts, combining carved bedrock with andesite masonry — polygonal ashlar mixed with cyclopean boulders. Features four ritual wall niches, a ~9 m underground passage cut through rock, carved steps and a water-distribution canal; its alternate name Phaqchayuq ('the one with the waterfall') reflects ritual water associations. Two doorways are reported to align with the June and December solstices.

-13.5194°, -71.9403°

Walkthrough videos (1)

Rumiwasi: A Happening Place!Sorcerers of Stone

Nearby sites

• Inkilltambo2 km
• Teteqaqa (Cusco)3 km
• Cusilluchayoc3 km