Ayahuacas

The Ayahuacas inhabited the northern Peruvian highlands around Aypate, among the peoples known collectively as the Guayacundos. Their archaeological remains include burial grounds and rock carvings, as well as the monumental Inca buildings on the mountain of Aypate. In the late fifteenth century, the forces of Túpac Yupanqui brought the region under Inca rule. Aypate became an important administrative and ceremonial centre, served by a branch of the Inca road system.