The Wari civilization collapsed by about 1000 AD, and the capital city of Wari was abandoned.

With the end of the Wari culture, the Late Intermediate period (1000 AD - 1476 AD) is said to begin, while some post-Wari cultures continued to further develop during this era, particularly cultures from coastal Peru, the Late Intermediate era is marked by population decline and substantial cultural regression over extensive areas of the Peruvian highlands, the Ayacucho region became one