Inka Wasi (
Quechua
Quechua may refer to:
*Quechua people, several Indigenous ethnic groups in South America, especially in Peru
*Quechuan languages, an Indigenous South American language family spoken primarily in the Andes, derived from a common ancestral language ...
''inka''
Inca
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, ''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 is a town in central Peru
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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 Per ...
, 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)
Archaeological sites in Peru
Archaeological sites in the Department of Huancavelica
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