Andean Folk Religions

Andean communities worshipped local and regional sacred beings as well as the gods of the Inca Empire. The Incas promoted the cult of the Sun while allowing local worship and incorporating some conquered peoples' deities into their religious order.

After the Spanish conquest, the Taki Unquy movement arose around 1564 in Huamanga and spread across the Andes. Its followers rejected the imposed Christian god and called for renewed worship of the huacas; Spanish officials suppressed the movement, which declined by about 1572.