Huari[1] or Wari[2] is an archaeological site located near the town of Quinua, 22 km northeast of the city of Ayacucho, in the Ayacucho Region, Peru at an elevation between 2600 and 2900 meters.

[2] It was the capital city of the Huari Empire and one of the largest urban settlements in ancient Peru.

[1] At its height, the city was inhabited by around 70,000 people[1][2] from different cultures, making it the center of a new religion that synthesized the beliefs of those various peoples.

[2] Buildings are made of stone and mudbrick, and painted in red and white.

[2] Many of the structures had residential, administrative or religious purposes.