Tukri Apu Apu

Tukri Apu Urqu is an archaeological site in the basin of the Pampas River, in the highlands of Ayacucho. Its buildings include a complex arranged in a U-shaped plan, a distinctive form in the ancient architecture of the Andes. The site stands within a landscape of high ridges and river valleys, where communities built ceremonial and inhabited places long before Spanish conquest. Its surviving structures bear witness to the region’s deep architectural traditions.