Keyword: Choquechaka Street

Choquechaka Street (in Quechua: Chuqi Chaka) is a street in Cusco, Peru. It runs from north to south in the historic centre, culminating at the mouth of the canalised river Tullumayo. Together with Avenida Tullumayo, it forms one of the axes that run from south to north through the former Inca quarter of the city, connecting the upper part of the city (the old Colcampata with the area of Limacpampa, where the Inca road that linked the imperial capital to the Collasuyo began, also passing through the ascent to Tococachi, the current neighbourhood of San Blas, where the Inca road to the Antisuyo began.

Until the beginning of the 20th century, the layout of the street followed the canalised course of the Tullumayo River and served to separate the Cusco neighbourhoods of San Cristóbal and San Blas. Between 1909 and 1919, the upper part of the river between Huaca Sapantiana and Calle Ruinas was canalised, creating this street.