Cañari History of South America

ingapirca, ecuador, caħari ruins: astronomical stone (left), tomb (right) , reconstructed house (background)

the cañari indigenous natives of today s ecuadorian provinces of cañar , azuay @ time of european contact. elaborate civilization advanced architecture , religious belief. of remains either burned or destroyed attacks inca , later spaniards. old city guapondelig , replaced twice, first incan city of tomipamba, , later colonial city of cuenca. city believed spanish site of el dorado, city of gold mythology of colombia.

the cañari notable in having repulsed incan invasion fierce resistance many years until fell tupac yupanqui. said inca strategically married cañari princes paccha conquer people. many of descendants still reside in cañar; believe have pure descent these ancestors, without mixing europeans.