Pachatusan, a Quechua word that means “the one that holds the world”, is one of the five sacred mountains that surround Cusco, the historic capital of the Inca empire.
Local authorities said this recognition will help to preserve the site's natural and archaeological legacy as well as promote Andean religious traditions such as the land worship.
The recognition includes 3,909 hectares located between Cusco and Incas valleys, in the towns of Oropesa, Saylla, San Jeronimo and San Salvador.
Besides its impressive natural beauty, people can find important archaeological vestiges in this 4,000-meter high mountain.
Another important sacred mountain near Cusco is Apu Huanacaure, considered as the main oracle or huaca (archaeological complex) of the Inca empire that will be soon declared cultural heritage.
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