Huaricoto — Callejón de Huaylas Three-Temple Sequence Mito

Why it mattersKey Kotosh-Mito → Chavín → Recuay Huaricoto with 3 temple superimpositions temple-complex 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. 2200 BCE Mito temple; 1000 BCE Chavín refurbishment with sunken court; 500 CE Recuay mausoleum atop

Period

Preceramic Mito 2200 BCE to Chavín 1000 BCE to Recuay 500 CE multi-occupied 2200–500 BCE

Culture

Kotosh-Mito → Chavín → Recuay Huaricoto with 3 temple superimpositions

Purpose

Triple-temple mound (3 overlaying Mito-Chavín-Recuay shrines 10 m high) — Highland Mito-to-Chavín continuity demonstrating Chavín origins from Mito niche shrines 2200 BCE

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1914

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1920 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Huaricoto — Callejón de Huaylas Three-Temple Sequence Mito

2. c. 2200 BCE Mito temple; 1000 BCE Chavín refurbishment with sunken court; 500 CE Recuay mausoleum atop

   Initial construction / first occupation at Huaricoto — Callejón de Huaylas Three-Temple Sequence Mito

• Huaricoto — Callejón de Huaylas Three-Temple Sequence Mito — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at Huaricoto — Callejón de Huaylas Three-Temple Sequence Mito — outlier feature

  9.3200° S · 77.6383° W

• Huaricoto — Callejón de Huaylas Three-Temple Sequence Mito — Northern Altar

  altar

  altar at Huaricoto — Callejón de Huaylas Three-Temple Sequence Mito — primary structure

  9.3210° S · 77.6404° W

• Huaricoto — Callejón de Huaylas Three-Temple Sequence Mito — Shrine Annex 3

  shrine

  shrine at Huaricoto — Callejón de Huaylas Three-Temple Sequence Mito — outlier feature

  9.3182° S · 77.6412° W