Huanca
The Huancas, Wancas, or Wankas are a Quechua people living in the Junín Region of central Peru, in and around the Mantaro Valley.
Coat of Arms given by Philip II, representing the union between the Huancas and the Spaniards | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 90,727 (2000–2002) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Peru | |
| Languages | |
| Jauja Wanca Quechua, Huaylla Wanca Quechua, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism, traditional religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Quechua peoples |
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