Yaino

Yayno crowns a high mountain above the valleys of northern Áncash. Its stone walls, terraces and restricted entrances enclose a large settlement associated with the Recuay tradition. Residential compounds and other structures occupied the heights, with commanding views over the surrounding country. The site flourished centuries before the Inca Empire and illustrates the scale of organised settlement in the Andean highlands during the early centuries of the first millennium.