Archeological Ruins in Ayacucho

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There aren’t any traces left in Peru of the old Incan Empire, but you can still see those of the great civilizations that existed here on these lands before them. One of these ancient empires was the Huari Empire, which developed over a period of five hundred years between the years 700 and 1200 A.D. and which was subdued by the Huanca takeover. Three centuries later they became part of the Tahuantinsuyo.

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Near to the Quinua village, 20 kilometres (12 miles approximately) north of Ayacucho, there still exists one of the most important ruins dating back to the Huari empire. It’s an ancient city in a circular formation, which housed 40,000 people and served as a meeting point for military advancement and was a colonized cluster for the western mountainside of the Andes, where the Incan civilization was still in its beginning stages.

It isn’t yet known whether the Huaris and the Incans of that age had any previous contact between them and the tribes, but their walls (those which bordered the city limits) built from carved boulders in administrative centers, have many similarities between them.

During the construction of the area, the Huari artisans decoraded the walls with figures made of stone, putting great emphasis on the Monolithic style (which is characterized by creating and shaping objects out of huge individual blocks of stones). The Quinua citadel has been completely explored and many of the findings from the site can be found on exhibit in the museum located within the enclosure.

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However, these aren’t the only ruin remnants of the area. Vilcashuaman, located 110 kilometers (68 miles approximately) from Ayacucho, is the best representation of the Chanca culture’s abilities and craftmenship which was very similar to the Incan fortresses at Ollantaytambo and Sacsayhuaman. In these places, aside from the presence of the military fortresses we can also perceive that the culture and way of living was a deep thinking one, expressed in paintings, pyramids, aquaducts, and various control posts placed on the paths that led into the empire.

Getting There

The EnjoyPeru travel and tour agency offers an archeological and cultural informational circuic-tour, which would take you through all these sites and areas mentioned previously. The well informed guides, will help us to know and recognize the differences between the three great civilizations that developed within the Andes.

Images: Viajeros, ProfesorEnLínea.

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