Huajramarca, Archaeological site in Ancash Region, Peru.
Huajramarca (also spelled Huacramarca, from Quechua waqra, horn, and marka, village) is an archaeological site on the summit of the mountain of the same name, at 4,150 metres in the Chacas District, Asunción Province, Ancash Region. The ruins stand near the village of Huallin, southwest of Chacas and southeast of Contrahierbas, above the Potaca and Vesubio valleys.
Huajramarca developed in pre-Columbian times as a settlement in the high Andes where people established communities. The site reveals how inhabitants adapted to mountain life and interacted with neighboring groups in the region.
The name combines the Ancash Quechua words waqra (horn) and marka (village). The inhabitants were Huari people who settled here after the fall of the Wari Empire around 1200 AD, and the site is linked to the Huari señorío, one of the groups forming the Conchucos nation of the eastern Ancash highlands.
The site sits in a mountainous area, so sturdy footwear and weather-appropriate clothing are essential. It is best explored during daylight hours when visibility is good and conditions are safer.
The ruins stand on the summit of the mountain Huacramarca itself, at 4,150 metres, not on a pass below it. The name comes from Ancash Quechua: waqra, horn, and marka, village. The site overlooks the Potaca and Vesubio valleys, which its inhabitants once used for herding camelids.
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