PAUCARPATA INCA TERRACES Around 7 km. the center of the Arequipa city, located south east of the district, the pre-Inca andenerías. When the Andean people developed agriculture in the V century about establishing a system to promote agriculture through the andenerías that an irrigation system in such rugged terrain in the region. They have shown in the Arequipa andenerías that are located around the Paucarpata district . The andenerías establish a system allowing the cultivation of micro-array of products that are placed in the stands, according to their resistance to cold. These buildings suffered erosion through the stone filling inside. The larger blocks be located in the lower and smaller blocks in the higher parts. The role of employment of these stones was to accommodate the heat of the day, keeping the temperature at night.Thanks to this variety of plants were grown to be the main crop maize, potato, alfalfa, onions, barley. Finally it should be noted that the great beauty of these platforms has been declared "Cultural Heritage of Peru."   . Return to previous page