Incallajta
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| Incallajta | |
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| Inka llaqta | |
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| Alternative names | Incallacta, Incallakta |
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| Location | Cochabamba Department |
| Country | Bolivia |
Incallajta (Quechua: Inka llaqta, inca city) is a monumental Inca site in central Bolivia, Cochabamba Department, Carrasco Province, Pocona Municipality, approximately 130 kilometers east of Cochabamba. It was most recently excavated by Larry Coben. Also spelled "Inkallakta", "Incallacta" and "Incallajta", the name literally means "Inca Town or Community."
There exists also an Opera called "Incallajta" in honor to these magnificent ruins. The libretto was written by Norma Méndez de Paz, music composed by Atiliano Auza León. It is the first Bolivian Opera. The premiere was in La Paz, Bolivia in 1980. It will have its reinstatement in September 2010, in Cochabamba, in honor to the Bicentenary of this city. Gastón Paz Zegarra, recognized Bolivian baritone represented the role of Sovereign Inca, role that will repeat in the new version of this Opera.
[edit] World Heritage Status
This site was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on July 1st, 2003 in the Cultural category.
[edit] External links
These pages include many site photos
- Amizade's Blog on Incallajta]
- Incallajta, the largest Inca site in the Kollasuyo - UNESCO World Heritage Centre Retrieved 2009-03-23.
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Coordinates: 17°36′18″S 65°24′57″W / 17.605°S 65.4158333333°W
