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Peru

938 places in the atlas, 25 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.

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Temple complexes291
Archaeological wonders265
Ancient cities224
Pyramids166
Earthworks62
Mounds58
Megaliths55
Geoglyphs37
Rock art sites35
Hydraulic works23
Tombs23
Fortresses18

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Verified394
Accepted219
Contested2
Hypothetical322
Pseudo1

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La Libertad218
Ancash106
Peru27
Wikidata20
Ayacucho Department19
Huanuco14
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Verified394 Widely accepted219

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Huanuco Department11

Puno Department9

Cusco Department8

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Temple complexes291 Archaeological wonders265 Ancient cities224 Pyramids166 Earthworks62 Mounds58 Megaliths55 Geoglyphs37 Rock art sites35 Hydraulic works23 Tombs23 Fortresses18 Huacas17 Ancient villages14

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Excavation

Partially excavated564 Not applicable202 Excavated105 Excavation ongoing44 Unexcavated23

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peru230 temple complex220 archaeological wonder183 ancient city182 wikidata researched143 pyramid87 wikipedia sourced57 inca37 geoglyph35 ancash31 wari29 lima25 mound25 moche23 bronze age21 rock art21 la libertad17 lambayeque15

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🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient village

Classical Ancient Village — Huanuco Annex 448

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Classical ancient-village at Huanuco.