The Cañari are an indigenous ethnic group traditionally inhabiting the territory of the modern provinces of Azuay and Cañar in Ecuador. They are descended from the independent pre-Columbian tribal con
Cañari musicians
A Cañari weaver at his loom
After the Incan conquest, the Incas settled in the Cañari capital of Ingapirca, which became an important regional center. At the back can be seen the Temple of the Sun of the Incan period.
Young women wearing the typical hat
Ingapirca is a town in Cañar Province, Ecuador, and the name of the older Inca ruins and archeological site nearby.
Ingapirca, the temple of the sun
Overall view of the site of Ingapirca