Kanichi (from

Ayacucho Quechua Ayacucho (also called Chanca or Chanka after the local Chanka ethnicity that dominated the area before the Inca conquest) is a variety of Southern Quechua spoken in the Ayacucho Region, Peru, as well as by immigrants from Ayacucho in Lima. With ...

, see: ''khamuchiy'' Hispanicized spelling ''Caniche'') is an archaeological site in

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. It was declared a National Cultural Heritage by RDN No. 197/INC on April 2, 2003. Kanichi lies in the

Ayacucho Region Ayacucho () is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country. Its capital is the city of Ayacucho. The region was one of the hardest hit in the 1980s during the guerrilla war waged by Shining Path known as ...

Lucanas Province Lucanas is the largest province in the Ayacucho Region in Peru. Its seat is Puquio. Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are Rasuwillka and Qarwarasu. Other mountains are listed below: Some of the largest lakes of the pr ...

Carmen Salcedo District Carmen Salcedo District is one of twenty-one districts of the Lucanas Province in Peru. Geography One of the highest mountains of the district is Waytayuq at approximately . Other mountains are listed below: Ethnic groups The people in the ...

.El Peruano, Normas Legales, p. 243765, May 8, 2003, Lima The archaeological complex, which is about 200,000 square meters, was influenced by the Wari and Chanka cultures. The complex includes a variety of buildings including Chullpas, religious and ceremonial buildings, service centers, and a water system of wells and springs. Kanichi is open to tourists from 6am to 6pm.

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