Inka Wasi (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, a Native South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language
**So ...
''inka''
Inca
The Inca Empire (also known as the Incan Empire and the Inka Empire), called ''Tawantinsuyu'' by its subjects, (Quechua for the "Realm of the Four Parts", "four parts together" ) was the largest empire in pre-Columbian America. The admin ...
, ''wasi'' house, "Inca house", also spelled ''Incahuasi, Inca Huasi'') is an archaeological site in the
Huancavelica Region
Huancavelica () is a department and region in Peru with an area of and a population of 347,639 ( 2017 census). The capital is the city Huancavelica. The region is bordered by the departments of Lima and Ica in the west, Junín in the north, ...
in
Peru
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. The Inca palace is considered one of the most important monuments of the Huancavelica Region. Inka Wasi is located in the
Huaytará Province
Huaytará Province is the largest of seven provinces located in the Huancavelica Region of Peru. The capital city is Huaytará. The province has a population of 17,247 inhabitants as of 2017.
Boundaries
*North: Castrovirreyna Province, Huancaveli ...
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Huaytará District
Huaytará District is one of sixteen districts in Huaytará Province, Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital''; retrieved 11 April 2008. Its seat is Huaytará
Huaytará is a town in central Peru ...
, about 25 km from Huaytará. It is situated at a height of .
regionhuancavelica.gob.pe
Inventario turistico Region Huancavelica, Recursos turisticos Provincia Huaytara (pdf) (in Spanish)
References
www.panoramio.com
Complejo arqueologico Incawasi, Huaytará - Huancavelica. Retrieved August 30, 2013 (coordinates)
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Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in Huancavelica Region