Huallanca District, Bolognesi

Infobox District Peru
district = Huallanca




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region = Ancash
province = Huaylas
district = Huallanca
capital = Huallanca
elevation = 1840
hamlets =
ubigeo = 020508
pop = commas|6353
density = commas|7.3
area = commas|873.39
founded = January 02 1857
mayor = Teofilo Marcos Cervantes
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Huallanca is a district of the province of Bolognesi, in the Ancash Region of Peru.

Time Preinca

Archaeological rest in places next to Huallanca Exist that are testimonies of the presence of inhabitants of that time are located in the heights of the Chaqpa hill, in Chaupiloma, pertaining to the Huaylas culture (800 Years Before Christ), contemporary with the Chavin culture.

On the individual loarte Arteaga exists an ample study of Fredy, granting to him a special importance on the basis of the vestiges found of textileria, ceramics, utensils of marine origin, tombs, etc.

In relation to the archaeological center of Chaqpa, a seat opened in form of L, one stands out before seat, a platform for I publish, perrons, compartments and runners, this considered for a place for ceremonies, is located to the Southeastern of Huallanca in the gorge of the Huaylas River.

Time Incaica

About this time one does not have greater references than the indicated one by the Spanish cronistas on the existence of two bridges on the river Santa, like part of the ways of the Inca, After being put under by the Pachacutec Inca.

To the north of the present population according to the cronista Miguel de Estete; two constructed suspension bridges with twisted heavy ropes of fibers of the maguey crossed the river santa and with railings woven with he himself material, one of them was main, reserved the single one for the passage of the Inca and the nobility; the other was destined for the people of the town whose administration was the responsibility of a doorman who opened and closed passes and received portazgo that was a species of tax in food for the maintenance of the doorman.