There are lots of words and cities that starts with “hua” in Peru. (Pronounced like the “wa” in “water”.) Huancaína, Huancayo, Huanchaco, Huancalvetic, Huacachina… It gets confusing.
Our latest trip to Huancayo shed some light on the issue. The high Andes area was inhabited by the Huanca people. The clan existed pre-Inca, and was considerably [...]