Huanca

Huanca Quechua
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

The Huancas, Wancas, or Wankas are a Quechua people living in the Junín Region of central Peru, in and around the Mantaro Valley.

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