A Colonial Space in the Camata-Carijana Valley: A Review of the Tambo, Maukallajta

Summary

The Camata-Carijana Valley is situated on the eastern frontier of the Inka Empire in the Kallawaya domain. Ethnohistorical accounts state the valley was occupied by the Kallawaya and Chuncho groups from the tropical piedmont (Saignes 1984, 1985; Steward 1948). Therefore, the Camata-Carijana Valley offers the opportunity to study Inka, Kallawaya, and Chuncho entanglements through time. This paper focuses on the site of, Maukallajta, in the Camata-Carijana Valley. Also known as Pueblo Viejo, Maukallajta was an Inka tambo. It was likely established to promote trade with other groups (Alconini 2012; Capriles Flores and Herrero 2006). More specifically, the research explores how the impact of Inka imperialism affected the architectural patterns of Maukallajta. Therefore, the location, organization, and architecture of Maukallajta will be analyzed to understand its nature and purpose (Moore 1992, 2011; Pozorski and Moore 1997). Terraces and roads associated with the site will also be examined. Maukallajta is just one colonial space in the Camata-Carijana landscape in eastern Bolivia. Other settlements, pre-Hispanic roads, and agrarian terraces are discussed to provide a regional perspective and to explore the relative impact of Inka imperial processes in the Camata-Carijana Valley.

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• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 22483