Taulichusco, also called the Elder (Spanish: El Viejo), was an Incan kuraka who administered part of the Rímac Valley in the mid-16th century. The Stone of Taulichusco (Spanish: Piedra de Taulichusco) monument in his memory lies at the Pasaje Santa Rosa, next to the Plaza Mayor in Lima, Peru.
According to indigenous testimonies collected by the viceregal authorities, Taulichusco was "Yanakuna and servant of Mama Vilo, wife of Huayna Cápac." He was an authority imposed by the Incas of Cuzco in the valley.
His domain extended across part of the fertile valley of the Rímac River, a place full of orchards and fruit trees. He commanded an army of 3,000 soldiers.
His residence was located on the site where the Casa de Pizarro was later built, the current headquarters of the Peruvian government, a strategic place because it was a control node for the irrigation ditches that distributed water to the orchards in the valley.
Taulichusco Monument
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