Huancayo

Huancayo (Spanish pronunciation: [waŋˈkaʝo]; in Wanka Quechua: Wankayu [wɐŋˈkæjuː], '(place) with a (sacred) rock') is the capital of the Junín Region, in the central highlands of Peru, in the Mantaro Valley. It was founded as a reduction by the name Santísima Trinidad de Huancayo on June 1, 1572, by Don Jerónimo de Silva, a Spanish conquistador.The Huanca people largely inhabited the area even before the Inca Empire. They allied with the Spanish, notably Francisco Pizarro, to overthrow and conquest the Inca Empire.