Quiman Mountains

The mountains of the central Peruvian Andes rise above the valleys of Oyón and the upper Huaura basin. Their cold ridges and steep slopes separate high pasture from the lower valleys, while streams descend from the heights. Highland communities built stone settlements and agricultural terraces in this rugged country. Quillahuaca, near the meeting of the Patón and Pampahuay rivers, is one of the sites that overlooks these mountain routes.