Willkaraqay

Willkaraqay

The ruins of Willkaraqay
Location	Peru
Region	Cusco Region
History
Cultures	Inca

Willkaraqay or Willka Raqay, (Quechua willka grandchild / great-grandson / lineage / minor god in the Inca culture, an image of the Willkanuta valley worshipped as God / holy, sacred, divine, willka or wilka Anadenanthera colubrina (a tree), raqay ruin, a demolished building / shed, storehouse or dormitory for the laborers of a farm / a generally old building without roof, only with walls, hispanicized spellings Huillca Racay,Huillca Raccay, also Wilkaracay, Willkarakay) is an archaeological site in Peru located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Ollantaytambo District. It is situated southeast of the archaeological site Patallaqta above the right bank of the little river Pampa Qhawa, an affluent of the Willkanuta River, near the village Chamana.