El Shincal de Quimivil
Located in the province of Catamarca, it is one of the most important and emblematic archaeological sites evidencing the Inca presence in northwestern Argentina.
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The kallanka 1 to the northwest of the aukaipata serves as a reference due to the research that archaeologists have been able to carry out there. Although this building is attached to the plaza, it is not directly connected to it. It forms a building complex or kancha, with a courtyard located to the west. K1 has a rectangular floor plan of 33 m x 5.60 m. It has double walls, formed by polyhedral stone blocks with an interior floor of gravel and terracotta. The height of the walls was about 1.80 meters. The gables must have reached up to 3.5 to 4 meters. In the interior wall there is a series of niches and in the opposite wall there are indications of the existence of windows. The roof was of the hichu type, made of wood and straw. For the remains found it is concluded that in the Inca period the kallanka 1 was a building destined to domestic and artisan activities like the manufacture of ceramic utensils.
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Located in the province of Catamarca, it is one of the most important and emblematic archaeological sites evidencing the Inca presence in northwestern Argentina.