Puerto Inka is the most important archeological site of the Peruvian Coast between Nazca (Peru) and Copiapo (Chile, it is a pre-inka culture settlement also called The Archeological Complex Quebrada de la Vaca. This culture settled down on the sea shore in a beautiful bay Known as Puerto Inka (Inca Handbook). The people here were living mainly from the collection of sea food; because this bay is very rich in sea food and sea weed (cochallullo).
The collected products were selected and dried in natural driers to be later transported to Cusco on a very well marked inka road which exists between Cusco and Puerto Inka; this road almost runs in a straight line and is the shortest distance between Cusco and the Peruvian Coast. |
