Plaza Huacaypata Cuzco

One of the sights of Cuzco that has become extremely popular with the tourists is the Plaza Huacaypata. Cuzco was believed to be built in a shape of a puma, a sacred animal for the Incas and the Plaza Huacaypata is said to represent the heart of the puma. This is where all ceremonial festivities are held and whenever a new territory was conquered by the Incas, the soil of the new territory was brought back and mixed with the soil of Huacaypata.