During the Tiwanaku Period Chiripa grew steadily. Sector G has a population index value of 523 (9.0 ha), as opposed to 322 for Sector F, an annual growth rate of 0.07%. This is approximately equal to the Taraco Peninsula phase average (see Table 8.1). In the settlement hierarchy of the Taraco Peninsula, Chiripa clearly occupied the second tier, with Yanapata (T-123/T-130), Titicachi (T-394/T-415) and Chiripa Pata (T-4).