The name of this small but fascinating ruin means ‘Zigzag.’ It’s a large limestone rock riddled with niches, steps and extraordinary symbolic carvings, including the zigzag- ging channels that probably gave the site its name. These channels were likely used for the ritual sacrifice of chichaor, perhaps, blood. Scrambling up to the top you’ll find a flat surface used for ceremonies and, if you look carefully, some laboriously etched representa- tions of a puma, a condor and a llama. Back below you can explore a mysterious subter- ranean cave with altars hewn into the rock.

Q’enqo is about 4km northeast of Cuzco, on the left of the road as you descend from Tambomachay.