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Cusco’s Sacred Huaca Cheqtaqaqa Defaced With Aerosol Graffiti

Local witnesses urge Peru's Culture Ministry to intervene over weak surveillance.

Overview

  • Reports on March 20 document graffiti across the site, including areas used for ancestral ceremonies.
  • Finely worked vitrified stone surfaces now bear inscriptions, numbers, and heart symbols, including the phrase “no te doges, dámelas todo a mí.”
  • Burned coca leaves, broken bottles, and charred objects were found, associated with offerings left at the huaca.
  • Citizen Edwar Valenzuela and educator Lisbeth Fernández Pacochuco publicly denounced the damage, with Fernández explaining the site's religious significance.
  • Located on the route to Sacsayhuamán near the Vía Circunvalación and linked to the Teteqaqa and Mesa Redonda huacas, the site has no reported restoration or enforcement action to date.