LAYOUTS, OCCUPATION PROCESSES AND HILLSIDE NEIGHBORHOODS IN INTER-ANDEAN VALLEYS: THE CASE OF THE NORTHEAST AREA OF CUSCO, PERU

Salas-Velásquez V.M. · Urbano (2025) · DOI: 10.22320/07183607.2025.28.52.02

Resumen

In the Global South, urban production is facing reinterpretation to better understand the emerging reality. This study analyzes the layouts and processes of territorial occupation, settlements, and hillside neighborhoods in the Huatanay River Valley, using historiography and urban mapping to examine morphological evolution, along with direct observation in the unit of analysis. The results reveal that the territorial layout serves as a mechanism for progressive location in the sociohistorical and spatial production, which determines morphogenesis in the Inca, Hispanic, and modernizing periods, characterized by a dichotomous conception between valley slope and base layouts. This contrasts with the mixed layout that emerges on the irregular edges of the plots on the northeastern shady slopes, demonstrating a better adaptation to geomorphological conditions during the social production of the urban hillside habitat in the city. © (2025), (Universidad del Bio Bio). All rights reserved.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco