Llama Chaqui Ruins
Llama Chaqui
The stone-built fortress ruins of the Inca period on a ridge southeast of town, with remaining walls and house foundations and wide views over the mountains.
Llama Chaqui, meaning 'the llama's foot', is a stone-built site from the Inca and earlier Quechua cultures, located southeast of town. It has several surviving walls, house foundations and lookout points. It is thought to have been a military stronghold controlling the valley. Few visitors come here, and the journey is long. You need a guide, and the trip combines a vehicle with a walk, taking about half a day. It suits visitors who have already seen the main sights and want to stay an extra day.
Opening hours
Guided only
Nearby sights
- Turtle Cemetery
- Siete Vueltas
- Torotoro Dinosaur Tracks
- Torotoro Town
- El Vergel Waterfall
- Torotoro Canyon
- Umajalanta Cave
- Ciudad de Itas