Huancavelica is a city in the central part of Peru, capital of the department of Huancavelica.
It is located on the eastern slope of the Andes, along the Ichu River, a tributary of the Mantaro.
The etymology of the word Huancavelica has several versions, but the most commonly cited comes from the Quechua word Wanka Willka supposedly "Sacred Stone", although this interpretation is not consistent with the Quechua grammar.
Founded on August 4, 1572 on instructions from the viceroy of Peru Don Francisco Alvarez de Toledo with the name of Villa Rica de Oropesa, a name referring to the town of Oropesa where he was born the viceroy and also the economic boom sustained by mining of that time.
Although minerals around this city is still removed, Huancavelica is located in the center of one of the areas of highest poverty rate in the country.
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