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Huancavelica - Peru

The department of Huancavelica, It has an approximate altitude of 3,600 meters; the climate is cold and dry between the months of February and August with a rainy season between September and January. It is considered one of the poorest cities in Peru. It features one of the roughest terrains in the country, formed by valleys, deep gorges, towering mountains, sinuous roads, and mesas. In the pre-Incan era, Huancavelica was known as the Wancawilka region or "the place where the grandsons of the Wankas live".

The city of Huancavelica is bordered by fertile fields and green pastures where cattle graze. These highlands were inhabited by the Waris and later by the warring Chancas. The area was finally incorporated into the Inca Empire and became a military center. Following that period, the Spanish discovered silver and mercury mines, a reason for establishing themselves there. Currently, the city preserves its mansions and magnificent Colonial churches.

In the surrounding areas, there is the town of Santa Barbara with its old church and mines that have been used since Colonial times. It is also the location for UchkusInkañan Archeological Complex, Approximately 26 km from Huancavelica (Around 1 hour and 45 minutes by car)
This was an important administrative, religious, and astronomical study center. On one of the platforms, there are small pools of water that could allow for the movements of the sun and the moon to be followed. Also, you can see an area set aside for farming with agricultural terraces that might have been used for experimenting with different crops.

You can also visit Izcuchaca, a center for pottery located 78 km north of Huancavelica (2 hours by packed dirt road) and from Huancayo (1 hour and 30 minutes by packed dirt road)
Here, hot springs are found in the places of Paucari, Huaspu, and AguasCalientes. In the highest parts, the oldest known traces of a pre-Andean human presence exist, predating the Incan and even pre-Incan epochs.

It is also the location for UchkusInkañan Archeological Complex, Approximately 26 km from Huancavelica (Around 1 hour and 45 minutes by car)
This was an important administrative, religious, and astronomical study center. On one of the platforms, there are small pools of water that could allow for the movements of the sun and the moon to be followed. Also, you can see an area set aside for farming with agricultural terraces that might have been used for experimenting with different crops.

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