Intikancha (Quechua inti sun, kancha enclosure, enclosed place, yard, a frame, or wall that encloses,Teofilo Laime Ajacopa, Diccionario Bilingüe Iskay simipi yuyayk'ancha, La Paz, 2007 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary) "sun yard", Hispanicized spelling Inticancha) is a mountain with an archaeological site of the same name in the Andes of Peru, about high. It is located in the Puno Region, Lampa Province, Nicasio District, and in the San Román Province, Juliaca District.
The archaeological site of Intikancha was declared a National Cultural Heritage by Resolución Directoral Nacional No. 79.Patrimonio Cultural de la Nación (pdf) It lies south of the mountain and archaeological site of Pukarani.
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