North-Central Highlands of Peru

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The North-Central Highlands of Peru are a mountainous Andean region known for their early pre-Columbian cultures, distinctive highland landscapes, and important archaeological sites.

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North-Central Highlands of Peru canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
highland region
associatedCulture Cajamarca culture
Chavín culture
Huari (Wari) expansion
linked to: Wari Empire

Inca Empire
Recuay culture
colonialHistory integrated into Spanish viceroyalty of Peru
contains Ancash Region (highland areas)
linked to: Ancash Region

Cajamarca Region
Huancavelica Region (northern sector)
Huánuco Region (highland areas)
linked to: Huánuco Region

Junín Region (highland areas)
linked to: Junín Region

La Libertad Region (highland areas)
linked to: La Libertad Region

Pasco Region (highland areas)
linked to: Pasco Region
country Peru
elevationRange approximately 2,000 to over 4,000 meters above sea level
hasArchaeologicalSite Cajamarca archaeological complex
Chavín de Huántar
Huaricanga (Fortaleza valley highlands interface)
Huánuco Pampa
Kuntur Wasi
Marcahuamachuco
hasClimate cool highland climate
marked wet and dry seasons
hasEconomicActivity highland agriculture
livestock herding
mining
rural tourism
hasLandscape deep river gorges
high plateaus
intermontane valleys
mountainous terrain
knownFor distinctive highland landscapes
early pre-Columbian cultures
important archaeological sites
languageSpoken Quechua (various dialects)
linked to: Quechua

Spanish
locatedIn Andes
South America
modernUse term used in Peruvian geography and archaeology to denote a cultural and natural region
partOf Andean region of Peru
Peruvian Andes
preColumbianImportance early center of Andean cultural development
traversedBy Huallaga River (upper basin)
linked to: Huallaga River

Mantaro River (upper basin)
linked to: Mantaro River

Marañón River (upper and middle basin)
linked to: Marañón River

Santa River (upper basin)
linked to: Santa River

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Kotosh tradition culturalSphere North-Central Highlands of Peru