Most dramatic Chachapoyas cliff village: 30 structures (houses and mausoleums) fused to vertical sandstone wall via timber beams slotted into cliff, accessed via rope ladders 200 m above cloud forest…

🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith

Karajía Sarcophagi

Chachapoya Late Intermediate 1100–1480 CE · Chachapoya

2.5-m anthropomorphic sarcophagi on 2600-m cliff, 1100–1480 CE.

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Garagay — Chillón Valley Relief Temple with Chavín Feline

Initial Period (1400–400 BCE Garagay culture 1200 BCE major three-armed U-temple; Chavín 800 BCE feline repaint) · Garagay (Chillón) → Chavín cup style with feline dragon facing

Garagay feline atrium 2.5 m 1200.

🇵🇪 Peru · Quarry

Port Playa Quarry

Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) · Ubaid

Port Playa Quarry in Ancash, Peru is a Ubaid (6500–3800 BCE) quarry attributed to Ubaid culture.

🇵🇪 Peru · Geoglyph

Chaviña Pampa Colorada Northwest Geoglyphs (Pampa Colorada NW Extension)

Early Intermediate–Middle Horizon transition (500–750 CE) · Huarpa–Wari

Northwest lobe of Pampa Colorada (3,300 m) extending toward Cora Cora trail. Fourteen figures: 30-m ‘scepter’ (shaft + disc), 16-m condor silhouette, and 80-m bifurcating avenue.

🇵🇪 Peru · Hydraulic works

Andenes of the Colca Canyon

Middle Horizon to Inca ~800–1532 CE · Collagua and Cabana then Inca

Collagua 1,000 km of canyon-edge andenería integrating amunas and qochas still irrigated.

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Sillustani

Late Intermediate to Inca 1200–1450 CE · Colla (Aymara) succeeded by Inca

12-m funerary towers in finely jointed stone above lake - Andes highest chullpas.

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Cederberg Stadsaal Sun Panel North — Cusco (Cusco)

Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Local Neolithic

Cederberg Stadsaal Sun Panel North in Cusco, Peru is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) archaeological wonder attributed to Local Neolithic culture.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Castillo de Huarmey? Actually Castillo Huarmey — Huarmey Wari Port

Middle Horizon Wari (600–800 CE) coastal · Wari

Castillo de Huarmey? Actually Castillo Huarmey — Huarmey Wari Port in Ancash Region (coastal), Peru is a Middle Horizon Wari (600–800 CE) coastal ancient-city attributed to Wari.

🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith

Xochicalco Observatory Hill

Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic

Xochicalco Observatory Hill in Andean Highlands, Peru is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.

🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid

Las Haldas Secondary Platform

Initial Period 2200–1000 BCE, Sechín-Casma tradition · Casma-Sechín (Initial Period)

Secondary platform south of main Las Haldas pyramid on coastal terrace 20 m above Pacific tidal flat: 9 m high stepped platform 40×35 m with plastered stair facing sea, contemporary with Sechín Bajo…

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Huaca de la Luna — Moche Polychrome Temple Facade

Moche (100–650 CE) and later Chimú cemetery · Moche (Mochica) then Chimú

Cerro Blanco Moche excavated by Uceda & Tufinio 1991–, north wall 60 m relief of war-god, decapitador and prisoner sacrifice plaza 100 m.

🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith

Etowah Mound A Terrace

Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Local Neolithic

Etowah Mound A Terrace in Moche Valley, Peru is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Local Neolithic culture.

🇵🇪 Peru · Megalith

Huaca de la Luna Platform North — Moche Valley (Trujillo)

Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Bronze Age

Huaca de la Luna Platform North in Moche Valley, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) megalithic attributed to Bronze Age culture.

🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder

Torana Gateway Relief North — Cusco (Cusco)

Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Classical

Torana Gateway Relief North in Cusco, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) archaeological wonder attributed to Classical culture.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Yalape South Annex

Late Intermediate Chachapoya 1100–1470 CE · Chachapoyas

Secondary terraced annex of Yalape fortress-city perched above Utcubamba 15 km south of Chachapoyas town: 40 circular houses with trapezoidal niches on terraces stepping down 60 m vertical, defensive…

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Pañamarca — Moche Occupation Cupisnique Mound Northern Lima? no Ancash

Moche (550–800 CE) wall murals southernmost Moche 550–710 HalPRI mural layer 4.2 m · Moche southern frontier (Nepeña) with Wari-influenced mural final 710

Pañamarca Schaedel 1950s and recent Trever, Moche southern mural.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient village

Cedar Plank House Remnant West — Nazca (Nazca)

Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age

Cedar Plank House Remnant West in Nazca, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) ancient village attributed to Iron Age culture.

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Petroglyph Panel East

Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) · Classical

Petroglyph Panel East in Cusco, Peru is a Classical Antiquity (800 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Classical culture.

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost — North Coast (Trujillo)

Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Bronze Age

Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost in North Coast, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to Bronze Age culture.

🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid

Eridu Platform Extension

Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) · Local Neolithic

Eridu Platform Extension in Moche Valley, Peru is a Iron Age (1200 BCE–500 CE) pyramid attributed to Local Neolithic culture.

🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art

Pukara Stone Enclosure

Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Bronze Age

Pukara Stone Enclosure in Andean Highlands, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) rock art attributed to Bronze Age culture.

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Pyramid of Ridge-Scar

Huánuco Viejo (Wankapampa)

Pueblo de los Muertos

Karajía Sarcophagi

Garagay — Chillón Valley Relief Temple with Chavín Feline

Port Playa Quarry

Chaviña Pampa Colorada Northwest Geoglyphs (Pampa Colorada NW Extension)

Andenes of the Colca Canyon

Sillustani

Cederberg Stadsaal Sun Panel North — Cusco (Cusco)

Castillo de Huarmey? Actually Castillo Huarmey — Huarmey Wari Port

Xochicalco Observatory Hill

Las Haldas Secondary Platform

Huaca de la Luna — Moche Polychrome Temple Facade

Etowah Mound A Terrace

Huaca de la Luna Platform North — Moche Valley (Trujillo)

Torana Gateway Relief North — Cusco (Cusco)

Yalape South Annex

Pañamarca — Moche Occupation Cupisnique Mound Northern Lima? no Ancash

Cedar Plank House Remnant West — Nazca (Nazca)

Petroglyph Panel East

Cerro Baúl Wari Outpost — North Coast (Trujillo)

Eridu Platform Extension

Pukara Stone Enclosure

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