Sr de Huanca

Sr de Huanca, lord of Huanca. Located up the river a few Km from Pisac in the sacred valley of the incas.

As the story goes, early in the 1600`s a peon worker from Chinchero named Quispè was working in a hacenda near san salvador, on his way to work he fell asleep in a woods, when he woke up he saw an aperition of Christ in a rock. The story was turned into a Milagro and the site was made into a shrine. Then later a monastary was built on the site with a big church. Pilgrams come from as far as Bolivia to pray and ask the Sr de Huanca for his help and protection. The Sr de Huanca is a protector of cars and trucks that are babtized at the temple church. The devotees ask their lord for many things, cars, trucks, houses, stores, and many other material goods. They do this by purchacing a likeness of what they want, a model house or car, get it blessed for a slight fee then leave it near the water pools, and their wish will be granted. the church and temple of Sr de Huanca
A nearby roadside stand sells a wide selection of things you can ask the lord for.
the alter is all full of lovely fresh flowers brought by devotes every day
this is him, his classic portrat getting wipped bloody