Canchi

The Canchis were an Aymara-speaking highland people south-east of Cusco, between Combapata and Tinta. Their hilltop sanctuary Waqrapukara stood above the Apurímac; they had emerged after the collapse of Tiwanaku around 1100.

The Inca ruler Inca Roca hired Canchi and Cana war bands to drive the Chanca back across the Apurímac; they later joined the invasion of Andahuaylas for booty. Around 1480 the Collao War brought the Canchis and other Aymara lordships into the Inca Empire, ending their autonomy.