Huaca Ventarron
Huaca Ventarron (huaca-ventarron-lambayeque)
Classic·Maya/Andean·🇵🇪 Peru, Lambayeque, Peru
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About Huaca Ventarron
Huaca Ventarron — tri-color deer-fishing net mural 2,500 BCE — earliest polychrome mural in Americas, 30 m wall in Lambayeque.
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Why it mattersKey reference for regional chronology and architectural phasing.
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Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing
- 02Function vs symbolic meaning
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre model
- 02Territorial marker
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.600–900 CE (Classic)
- Period
- Classic
- Culture
- Maya/Andean
- Builders
- Regional builders
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and administrative center
- Abandoned
- c.900 CE
- Rediscovered
- 20th century; INAH/Proyecto excavations
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.600 CE
Initial construction
c.900 CE
Major refurbishment and abandonment
1970s
Modern excavation and consolidation
On the ground
Structures & features
6.8000° S · 79.7600° W · 80 m · 2 mapped features
Huaca Ventarron Lambayeque — Principal
structurePrimary structure at huaca-ventarron-lambayeque
6.7990° S · 79.7590° WHuaca Ventarron Lambayeque — Ancillary
complexSecondary plaza at huaca-ventarron-lambayeque
6.8011° S · 79.7608° W