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MONUMENTO NACIONAL WILKAHUAÍN
(admission S5; 9am-5pm)
This small Wari ruin about 8km north of Huaraz is remarkably
well preserved, dating from about AD 600 to 900. It's an imitation of the temple at
Chavín, done in the Tiwanaku style. Wilkahuaín means 'grandson's house' in Quechua.
The three-story temple has seven rooms on each floor, each originally filled with bundles
of mummies. (The bodies were kept dry using a sophisticated system of ventilation ducts.)
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