Who Is Pre Inca?

One of the oldest pre-Inca cultures in Peru, the Chavín people lived in the northern Andean highlands

from approximately 900 B.C. to around 200 B.C., with their influence spreading to the northern coastal-dwelling populations too.

Who was before the Incas?

We know, for instance, that a civilization called the Wari ruled much of present-day Peru toward the end of the first millennium (the exact dates vary), or about 500 years before the rise of the Inca. Their capital, Hurai, had an estimated 40,000 people at its peak.

Is Machu Picchu pre Inca?

The truth is that the Machu Picchu region was inhabited by few people in pre-Inca times. With the construction of the Inca City, the settlement of this area of ​​the mountainous jungle was ordered.