Apurlec — Chimu-Cusco Wall Border Fort Motupillo

Why it mattersKey Chimú → Inca Chimu-Inca frontier wall Motupillo (Pativilca analog) fortress with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 1200 CE Chimú walled fortress with 3-wall chain 10 km

Period

Chimú to Inca border (1200–1470 Chimú; 1470 Inca modified La Frontera)

Culture

Chimú → Inca Chimu-Inca frontier wall Motupillo (Pativilca analog)

Purpose

Largest Chimú-Inca frontier fortress after Paramonga — Apurlec's 3 wall layers 10 km, with 6 palaces and Inca road via Olmos Gate

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1903

Excavation

Unexcavated

1. c. 1200 CE Chimú walled fortress with 3-wall chain 10 km

   Initial construction / first occupation at Apurlec — Chimu-Cusco Wall Border Fort Motupillo

2. 1890 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Apurlec — Chimu-Cusco Wall Border Fort Motupillo

• Apurlec — Chimu-Cusco Wall Border Fort Motupillo — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Apurlec — Chimu-Cusco Wall Border Fort Motupillo — hydraulic feature

  6.1537° S · 79.7095° W

• Apurlec — Chimu-Cusco Wall Border Fort Motupillo — Complex Annex 2

  complex

  complex at Apurlec — Chimu-Cusco Wall Border Fort Motupillo — primary structure

  6.1535° S · 79.7076° W

• Apurlec — Chimu-Cusco Wall Border Fort Motupillo — Rock_Art Annex 3

  rock art

  rock art at Apurlec — Chimu-Cusco Wall Border Fort Motupillo — hydraulic feature

  6.1552° S · 79.7094° W