A groundbreaking discovery unveils a hidden community of historical Inca underground streets, or “Chicana,” beneath Cusco’s historic cityscape.

Archaeologists Jorge Calero and Mildred Fernandez, who, along with their workforce, introduced the findings on January 6 in Cusco, detailing the intensive subterranean system, which exemplifies the superior engineering and concrete planning expertise of the Inca Empire.

This labyrinthine system, or chincana, stretches a formidable 1,750 meters and connects vital landmarks such because the Coricancha (Temple of the Solar) to the mighty Sacsayhuaman fortress.

Further routes lengthen to Muyumarca, inside Sacsayhuaman, and to Calispuquio.

The invention was made doable by analyzing historic texts and cutting-edge expertise mapping the underground passageways.

Paperwork from 1600, together with Jesuit chronicles and Garcilaso de la Vega’s Royal Commentaries of the Incas, hinted at an underground world.

It is posited that these chincana have been constructed utilizing stone-lined trenches, capped with exactly carved beams, and ingeniously coated by the town’s roads and terraces.

The invention highlights the superior engineering capabilities of the Inca civilization. The chincana served as a communication system, linking key non secular and administrative websites in Cusco.

Its building demonstrates the Incas’ skill to mix performance with their religious and concrete landscapes.

Cusco, previously the capital of the Inca Empire, is a UNESCO World Heritage Website recognized for its architectural and cultural heritage. Its distinctive format, impressed by the silhouette of a puma, emphasizes the Incas’ deep connection to their atmosphere.

The chincana community provides one other dimension to this wealthy historical past, offering insights into the town’s hidden infrastructure.

The Chincana Archaeological Analysis Venture plans to excavate sections of the underground community in March and April 2025.

With monetary help from native associations and descendants of the Inca the Aristocracy, the researchers goal to safe further funding by collaborating with the Decentralised Directorate for Tradition in Cusco.