EL USHNU INKA Y LA ORGANIZACIóN DEL ESPACIO EN LOS PRINCIPALES TAMPUS DE LOS WAMANI DE LA SIERRA CENTRAL DEL CHINCHAYSUYU

the inka ushnu was of great importance in the ideological domination of the wamani in the central sierra of the chinchaysuyu during the expansion of the empire. based on my recent researches of the tampus of huanuco pampa, taparaku, chakamarka and pumpu. i propose that the ushnu initially served to receive offerings, specially liquids following a ceremonial calendar. later, the inka superimposed astronomical observation functions, which demonstrates that several of the inka great tampu were planned according to both the location of the ushnu and specific astronomical alignments following a possible model of radial astronomical space organization