We report recent excavations undertaken at the residential village Upanca located 1,600 m above sea level in the Nasca region of Peru in the Central Andes. Although fieldwork was initialed to evaluate the site's participation in the Early Nasca craft economy, excavations revealed a long occupation beginning in the Late Archaic (ca. 3000-1800 B.C.) and extending into the Early Intermediate period (ca. A.D. 1-750), with a principal component dating to the Early Nasca period (ca. A.D. 1-450). The Early Nasca component revealed high polychrome consumption, confirming previous assessments of Early Nasca's craft economy, and association with extensive agricultural terracing, suggesting surplus production beginning in the Early Intermediate period. Copyright ©2006 by the Society for American Archaeology.