En el centro poblado de Chango, ubicado a 8 kilómetros de la ciudad de Cerro de Pasco se encuentra el complejo arqueológico de Picush en cual las autoridades de este lugar y los pobladores buscan que sea una alternativa para ser visitada por este feriado largo.
Según los pobladores de la zona, esta ciudadela pre inca perteneciente a la cultura Yaro, quienes en su cultura material y espiritual siguieron conservando y cultivando la herencia dejada por sus antecesores, es decir mantuvieron la cultura del imperio Yarowilca.
Al llegar al complejo el turista puede apreciar edificaciones de diversas formas circulares, semicirculares y rectangulares de diferentes tamaños, “las arquitecturas de las paredes son de pirca con piedras de diversas formas y tamaños unidas con arcilla, en la parte alta se encuentra un edificio donde posiblemente este lugar fue el centro administrativo o religioso de Picush” nos relata Juan Leyva poblador.
Dijo además que no hay una denominación concerniente a Picush, pero en quechua significa “sobresaliente pico de difícil acceso”, los Yaros se han denominado a no ser subyugados por otras culturas por eso construyeron esta ciudadela como defensa de su territorio y el buen aprovechamiento de los cerros para sus andenes caracterizados por ser guerreros y agricultores, nos refiere.
Finalmente, los pobladores de la zona piden a las autoridades además de la dirección desconcentrada de Cultura que este atractivo turístico no se pierda y no se destruya y por ello debe ser restaurada, ahora que se ha hecho conocido muchos lo visitan.
For being a tourist attraction belonging to the Yaro culture
In the town of Chango, located 8 kilometers from the city of Cerro de Pasco, is the archaeological complex of Picush in which the authorities of this place and the residents seek it to be an alternative to be visited for this long holiday.
According to the inhabitants of the area, this pre-Inca citadel belonging to the Yaro culture, who in their material and spiritual culture continued to conserve and cultivate the heritage left by their ancestors, that is, they maintained the culture of the Yarowilca empire.
Upon arriving at the complex, the tourist can appreciate buildings of various circular, semicircular and rectangular shapes of different sizes, «the architectures of the walls are made of stone with stones of various shapes and sizes joined with clay, in the upper part there is a building where possibly this place was the administrative or religious center of Picush ”, Juan Leyva, a resident, tells us.
He also said that there is no denomination concerning Picush, but in Quechua it means «outstanding peak of difficult access», the Yaros have been called not to be subjugated by other cultures that is why they built this citadel as a defense of their territory and the good use of the hills for their platforms characterized by being warriors and farmers, he refers to us.
Finally, the residents of the area ask the authorities in addition to the decentralized direction of Culture that this tourist attraction is not lost and not destroyed and therefore must be restored, now that it has become known many visit it.
Fact. Chango to the pre-Inca archaeological complex called Picush 5.70 KM (from the town it is two hours walking slowly and one hour well walked and 20 minutes by car), located in the Quechua region with a cozy climate.