Archaeological sites in Peru Archaeological sites in Peru Cahuachi, in Peru, was a major ceremonial center of the Nazca culture and overlooked some of the Nazca lines from 1 CE to about 500 CE. Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Orefici has been excavating the site for the past few decades, bringing a team down every year. The site contains over 40 mounds topped with adobe structures. It has also been studied by Helaine Silverman, who has written a book on Cahuachi. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cahuachi"
Caral is a large settlement in the Supe Valley, near Supe, Barranca province, Peru, some 200 km north of Lima (ca. ). ...more on Wikipedia about "Caral"
The largest Pre-Columbian city in South America, Chan Chan is an archaeological site located in the Peruvian region of La Libertad, just north of Trujillo. Covering an area of approximately 20 sq. km, Chan Chan was constructed by the Chimor (the kingdom of the Chimú), a late intermediate period civilization which grew out of the remnants of the Moche civilization. The vast mud city of Chan Chan was built between c. 850 and c. 1470 and was the imperial capital until Chimor was conquered by the Inca in the 15th century. It is estimated that 30,000 people lived in the city of Chan Chan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chan Chan"
Chavín de Huantar is an archaeological site located 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of Lima, Peru. The site lies at an elevation of 3177 meters (10,423 feet), between the Andean mountain ranges of the Cordillera Negra and the Cordillera Blanca. The city's location at the headwaters of Río Marañon, between the coast and the jungle, made it an ideal location for the dissemination and collection of both ideas and material goods. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chavín de Huantar"
Cumbe Mayo is located about 12 miles southwest of the Peruvian city of Cajamarca, at an elevation of approximately 11,000 feet. The location is best known for the ruins of a Pre-Columbian aqueduct stretching approximately five miles in length. The aqueduct collected water from the Atlantic watershed and redirected it on its way to the Pacific Ocean. It is thought to have been constructed around 1500 B.C. and may be the oldest existing man-made structure in South America. The name Cumbe Mayo may be derived from a Quechua phrase, kunpi mayu, meaning “well-made water channel,” or hunpi mayo, meaning “thin river.” There are a number of petroglyphs on the aqueduct and surrounding caverns. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cumbe Mayo"
Gran Pajáten is an archaological site located in the Andean cloud forests of Peru, on the border of the La Libertad region and the San Martín region, between the cities of Cajamarca and Chachapoyas. The archaeological site lies in the Rio Abiseo National Park, which was established in 1982. The park was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. In order to protect the fragile ruins and endangered environment, the archaeological site and the national park are currently not open to major tourism, although hiking is permitted. ...more on Wikipedia about "Gran Pajáten"
The Huaca del Sol is an adobe brick temple built by the Moche civilization on the coast of what is now Peru. The temple is one of several ruins found near the peak of Cerro Blanco, in the coastal desert near Trujillo, Peru. The other major ruin at the site is the nearby Huaca de la Luna, a better-preserved but smaller temple. ...more on Wikipedia about "Huaca del Sol"
Among the many roads and trails constructed in pre-columbian South America, the Inca road system of Peru was the most extensive. Traversing the Andes mountains and reaching heights of over 5,000 m (16,500 feet) above sea level, the trails connected the regions of the Inca empire from the northern provincial capital in Quito, Ecuador past the modern city of Santiago, Chile in the south. The Inca road system covered approximately 22,530 km (14,000 mi) and provided access to over three million km² of territory. ...more on Wikipedia about "Inca road system"
Machu Picchu ( Quechua: Old Mountain; sometimes called the "Lost City of the Incas") is a well-preserved pre-Columbian Inca ruin located on a high mountain ridge, at an elevation of about 2,350 m (7,710 ft) Machu Picchu is located above the Urubamba Valley in modern-day Peru, about 70 km (44 mi) northwest of Cuzco. Geographic coordinates: . Forgotten for centuries by the outside world, although not by locals, it was brought back to international attention by American historian Hiram Bingham who rediscovered it in 1911, and wrote a best-selling work about it. Peru is pursuing legal efforts to get back thousands of artifacts that Bingham removed from the site. ...more on Wikipedia about "Machu Picchu"
Nazca (sometimes spelled Nasca) is the name of a system of valleys on the southern coast of Peru, and the name of the region's largest existing town. It is also the name applied to the Nazca culture that flourished in the area between 300 B.C. and 800 A.D. They were responsible for the famous Nazca lines and the ceremonial city of Cahuachi; they also constructed an impressive system of underground aqueducts that still function today. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nazca"
The Nazca Lines are geoglyphs (drawings on the ground) located in the Nazca Desert, a high arid plateau that stretches 53 miles between the towns of Nazca and Palpa on the pampa (a large flat area of southern Peru). The drawings include a hummingbird, monkey, spider and lizard, to name only a few of the over 300 drawings. They were created during the Nazca culture in the area, between 200 BC and 600 AD. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nazca Lines"
Ollantaytambo is a town in southern Peru, located in the district of Ollantaytambo, province of Urubamba, Cusco region. It is approximately 60 km to the northwest of the city of Cusco, situated at an altitude of 2792 meters above sea level. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ollantaytambo"
Sipán (Sipan) is an archaeological site in Peru famous for the El Señor de Sipán (The Lord of Sipan) tomb. It is consider as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the last 30 years, because the main tomb was found intact and undisturbed by thieves. Tombs were found in Sipán's Huaca Rajada, an area near Chiclayo. Many huaca were found showing Moche jewelry, masks, and art. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sipán"
Vilcabamba was a city founded by Manco Inca in 1539 and was the last refuge of the Inca Empire until it fell to the Spaniards in 1572, signalling the end of Inca resistance to Spanish rule. The city was burned and the area swiftly became a remote backwater of Peru. The location of Vilcabamba was forgotten. The ruins of the city were rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911 in a remote forest site 130km west of Cuzco called Espiritu Pampa, but he failed to realize its significance, preferring to believe that Machu Picchu, which he also rediscovered, was the fabled 'Lost City of the Incas'. It wasn't until the explorations and discoveries of Antonio Santander and Gene Savoy in the 1960's, and later archeological work by Vincent Lee and research by John Hemming, that Espíritu Pampa was generally accepted as the historical Vilcabamba. ...more on Wikipedia about "Vilcabamba, Peru" Tell your opinion about http://www.shortopedia.com
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