Cantamarca

Cantamarca is a stone settlement in the mountains above the Chillón valley, north of Lima. Its buildings belonged to the Atavillos, whose communities occupied the high country before their incorporation into the Inca realm. Houses and enclosures on the slopes overlook a landscape of steep ravines and cultivated ground. The settlement preserves a distinct highland tradition of construction, contrasting with the adobe architecture of the coastal valleys below.