[1] Along with Antisuyu, it was part of the Hanan Suyukuna or "Upper Quarters" of the empire.

[2][3] The name is due to the Chincha culture, which was a trader kingdom in what is now the Ica Region.

Chinchay in Quechua stands for the tigrillo,[4] animal present, although not physically, in some cultures of this region due to the Amazonian influence during the Early Horizon and Early Intermediate, such as the Chavín culture or the commercial exchange between the Huarpa -civilization located in modern-day Ayacucho that had trading routes to the Amazonas- and Nazca cultures.

The 12th Inca, Huayna Capac, knowing that he was about to die, gave orders to place his heart and organs in an Urn and have it buried in Quito, the city he loved.

After 4 or 5 years of peace, the nobles as well as the mother of the Inca Huascar, Rava Ocllo.