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Casa de Mama Rayhuana
Mama Rayhuana house
Perched on a mountainside, this ruined building is rather inaccessible but you can see it from the road to Nunupata. According to legend it was the residence of Mama Rayhuana, the "original mother", who created the flora and fauna of the valleys.
- Getting there
- hike for about half an hour towards Nunupata, you'll see the house across the Huachecza river
Listing from Wikivoyage: Chavín de Huántar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Updated 28 Sept 2026. Something wrong? Tell us.