Huayuri is surrounded by high stone ridges, protecting an archaeological complex that corresponds with the Late Intermediate period (1200-1400 AD), the era just before the dominion of the Inca. The city’s entrance is on the west, formed by a gap in the ravine. Built by the Poroma ethnic group during the reign of Ica Chincha (1100-1479 AD) at its peak it was home to 5000 people.

Location Access
Province: Palpa
Distance:
Time:
100 kilometers
from Ica to the site
1 hour
4 kilometers west
of the turnoff at KM
384 of the
Panamericana Sur
10 minutes from
the turnoff
District: Santa Cruz
Locality
Reference:
KM 1 on the Nazca –
Puquio highway
Site Details
Entrance Fee:
Opening Hours:
Museum & Other Services:
Adults S/.7.50
Seniors S/.3.00
Students
S/.2.00 Children
S/.1.00
Monday to Sunday
9:00 – 16:00
N/A