Draft:Amaru Aranway

The Amarus of Junin or Amaru Aranway are two mythological brothers that are part of a story within the folklore of the Department of Junin in Peru. Through this story, which was transmitted from generation to generation orally, explains the existence of large beasts that terrorized the population, resulting in two colossal and fantastic beings of great powers sent to combat this problem worsening it and causing even more terror, which is why the Huancas acclaimed the gods for a solution, explaining the origin of the two sets of mountains that house the Mantaro Valley. The following is what was rescued from the story: The Wancas tell that their ancestors lived in caves, because in the surroundings of a great lake, there were terrible beasts that attacked them. So they implored Wiraqucha, who in turn ordered the Tulumanya (the first Rainbow) to send them help. It was thus that this one made sprout from his chest, with a great roar, a fabulous beast of colossal size, with the head of wanaku, wings and claws of eagle, legs of uturunku in an ophidian body, covered with scales, which ended in an anaconda tail: it was the Yana Amaru (of dark color), which had to finish with those beasts that tormented the settlers of the region. But once the order was fulfilled, this being began to attack them, so they begged again, and then Yuraq Amaru (silver-colored) was begotten to fight the first one. However, between the two and their huge fights, they caused even greater havoc.

It is then that Wiraqucha sent Illapa (the Lightning) and Wayra (the Wind) to fight them. Upon seeing them, the two Amarus plunged into the lake, but Illapa broke a bank and Wayra pushed the waters so that they overflowed and the lake dried up, leaving the Amarus uncovered. They then tried to flee to the sky, but Wayra made them return, and Illapa gave them the final fight. Shortly before they died, both Amarus stretched and grew even larger, transforming themselves into the two mountain ranges that wall the valley. The larger one to the west, becoming a mountain range of fertile farmland and ample pastures, while the smaller one did it to the east, with perpetual snow, which from the snow-capped Waytapallana, is the provider of meltwater used for irrigation as well as for human consumption.