Raqchi was initially occupied by the Wari Empire. Centuries later the Inca then began to also use this site as an outpost situated along the road from Cusco to their their southern territory within present-day Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina.

Located in the Amano Museum in Lima.

Located in the Larco Museum in Lima.

Located at Hipolito Unanue Museum in Ayacucho, Peru.

Located at Hipolito Unanue Museum in Ayacucho, Peru.

Located at Hipolito Unanue Museum in Ayacucho, Peru.

Located at Museo de Arte Precolombino Larco in Cusco, Peru.

Hummingbirds are thought to have been associated with the coming of rains within the Nazca culture, because they are more commonly found in this region during rainy years.