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Yarowilca is called, as Guaman Poma - his illustrious descendant - called it, the first civilization that populated Tantamayo. Studies carried out by Waldemar Espinoza reveal that the yaros were a town with Aymara roots, which expanded to Cajamarca and Chachapoyas in the north and Ayacucho in the south. There is a possibility that this civilization has dominated the peoples that were liberated from the Wari expansion. Augusto Cárdich raises another theory, they were inhabitants of high areas who were forced to descend in search of fertile lands and better climatic conditions.



The province was created by Law No. 26467 of June 9, 1995, during the government of President Alberto Fujimori.







The Peruvian Province of Yarowilca is one of the eleven provinces that make up the Department of Huánuco, belonging to the Huánuco Region. It limits to the north and west with the Province of Dos de Mayo, to the east with the Province of Huánuco and to the south with the Province of Lauricocha.



Etymology: YARO: Andean man, rebellious and dissatisfied WILCA: Nieto Garu: Far Wilca: Nieto



"Rebellious and dissatisfied grandson"







tourism



Garu

Archaeological site, located on the town of Choras 90 km from the city of Huánuco at 3600 meters above sea level. And it extends for about 1,300 m wide, a landscape ordering, streets, hierarchical distribution and the presence of Chullpas are visualized, they are pre-Inca ruins, it is considered one of the largest in the upper Marañón and at the same time considering as the capital of the Yarowilca empire, there is a close relationship with the occupation of the Tantamayo valley due to the similarity in the Technique of construction and population concentration.



Lacshahuarina (Crown of the Inca)

It is located in the town of Ayapitej, 60 km west of Huánuco. In this place you can see a huge natural rock that takes the appearance of a mysterious crown, rises gracefully and imposing on a hill. This wonderful work of nature takes on different colorations throughout the day.



Mazur

It is located 2 km from the city of Chavinillo on the hill of the same name, it is a pre-Inca human settlement with a set of petric structures, which are rooms and mausoleums that still need to be studied to demonstrate its antiquity and the time of permanence that the inhabitants had, their position and appearance is defensive and vigilant.



Tacaj

It is located five hundred meters from the city of Chavinillo on the hill of the same name, in front of the capital of the District of Chavinillo.



Huamash

It is a gigantic rock that takes the appearance of a man, from which most of the towns and territories of the eight districts of Yarowilca can be seen.



Chusco Cocha

It is considered the most beautiful lagoons in this district; the first and second lagoons have approximately a radius of about 200 m each, their waters are light green, the third lagoon is slightly smaller and the fourth lagoon is the largest and deepest and the color of its waters are of dark green, but in all of them there are abundant trout, they are located one below the other, the waters that flow form small waterfalls that make the landscape even more beautiful and it is surrounded by high and rocky mountains where different types and species of animals (deer, foxes, owls and others), its flora is made up of ichu, wild flowers, medicinal herbs and other characteristic plants of these altitudes, we can also find many native and migratory birds.



Muruhuayin Waterfall

It is a beautiful waterfall, with an approximate fall of 20 m in height and is a half hour drive from the town of Shulluyacu.

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