▁A . D . ▁to ▁ 6 5 0 ▁A . D .) ▁arose ▁in ▁this ▁area , ▁spe cially ▁in ▁the ▁central ▁valle ys ▁from ▁Ch anc ay ▁to ▁L ur ín . ▁It ▁was ▁distinguished ▁by ▁painted ▁ad obe ▁buildings . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁Hu ari ▁con quest ▁took ▁place , ▁thus ▁giving ▁rise ▁to ▁Hu ari - style ▁cer am ics , ▁together ▁with ▁a ▁local ▁style ▁known ▁as ▁Nie ver ía . ▁As ▁the ▁population ▁grew , ▁their ▁culture ▁changed . ▁With ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁Hu ari , ▁whose ▁most ▁important ▁center ▁was ▁C aj amar qu illa , ▁new ▁local ▁cult ures ▁arose . ▁ ▁The ▁Ch anc ay ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁well - known . ▁They ▁developed ▁large ▁urban ▁cent ers ▁and ▁a ▁considerable ▁text ile ▁production , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁mass - produ ced ▁cer am ics . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁stage ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 5 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Inc as ▁arrived ▁from ▁their ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁And es . ▁They ▁conquer ed ▁and ▁absor bed ▁the ▁regional ▁cult ures ▁and ▁occupied ▁important ▁sites ▁such ▁as ▁P ach ac am ac , ▁turning ▁it ▁into ▁an ▁administrative ▁centre . ▁ ▁Political ▁division ▁The ▁department ▁is ▁divided ▁into ▁ 1 0 ▁provinces , ▁which ▁are ▁composed ▁of ▁ 1 7 1 ▁districts . ▁ ▁Lima ▁( L ima ) ▁Bar ran ca ▁( Bar ran ca ) ▁C aj at am bo ▁( C aj at am bo )