Sanctuary of Wari Willka or Warivilca

This complex was sanctuary that the Huanca people considered to be their place of origin. They came to dominate the Middle Horizon period, and the Wari State developed into a political dynasty that covered almost half the territory of modern Peru. The name Warivilca or “Huarivilca” has two roots in the quechua language: “huari” meaning old and remote, and “vilca” meaning sanctuary or altar.