Yauca Coast

The Yauca coast lies on the Pacific shore of southern Peru, where dry coastal land meets the ocean. River valleys cut from the Andes to the sea and bring water to the coast, and currents and winds shaped coastal travel. Fishing and irrigated valley farming sustained communities here, and boats and land routes linked the coast with the highlands. Inca expansion brought the shore under imperial administration, and after the Spanish conquest it was drawn into colonial trade.