| Andahuaylillas | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Mapsize: | frameless |
| Coordinates: | -13.6711°N -71.6739°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Cusco |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quispicanchi |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | para |
| P1: | 27 populated centers |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | January 2, 1857 |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Andahuaylillas |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Vicente Salas Pilares |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 84.6 |
| Elevation M: | 3122 |
| Population Total: | 5399 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | PET |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 081202 |
The Andahuaylillas District is one of the twelve districts in the Quispicanchi Province in Peru. Created on January 2, 1857, its capital is the town of Andahuaylillas. It is located 45 km South of Cusco. Andahuaylillas is one of the main stages of the Andean Baroque Route along with Cusco, Huaro and Urcos.
The most important river of the district is the Willkanuta.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (56.06%) learnt to speak in childhood, 43.25% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
The main attraction of Andahuaylillas is its baroque church, the, dedicated to Saint Peter the Apostle. The church was built by Jesuits in the 16th-century, covering a pre-Columbian huaca.[3] Construction on the chapel started in 1570. And by 1606, the church nave and the facade were completed.
The church is nicknamed, "the Sistine Chapel of America" because of the magnificent frescos that adorn its walls, painted in the 1620s by Luis de Riaño and his indigenous collaborators.[4] [5] [6] The painting depicts the roads to heaven and to hell, and the composition was inspired by northern European prints.[7] [8]