Pampa Grande — Huaca Fortaleza Chimú Border Pyramid

Why it mattersKey Late Moche → Wari overlap 750 collapse pyramid 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. 600 CE pyramid 36 m high × 290 m long

Period

Moche Late (600–750 CE Transitional Moche V state, crucial 2012 Pampa Grande polity)

Culture

Late Moche → Wari overlap 750 collapse

Purpose

Gallinazo-surrounding 290 m × 36 m fortress pyramid (largest late Moche 290 × 36) with 50 ha settlement — late Moche V 600–750 collapse state 50 ha

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1966

Excavation

Excavated

1. c. 1500 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Pampa Grande — Huaca Fortaleza Chimú Border Pyramid

2. 1990 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Pampa Grande — Huaca Fortaleza Chimú Border Pyramid

3. c. 600 CE pyramid 36 m high × 290 m long

   Initial construction / first occupation at Pampa Grande — Huaca Fortaleza Chimú Border Pyramid

• Pampa Grande — Huaca Fortaleza Chimú Border Pyramid — Principal Pyramid

  pyramid

  pyramid at Pampa Grande — Huaca Fortaleza Chimú Border Pyramid — outlier feature

  6.6371° S · 79.4303° W

• Pampa Grande — Huaca Fortaleza Chimú Border Pyramid — Chamber Annex 2

  chamber

  chamber at Pampa Grande — Huaca Fortaleza Chimú Border Pyramid — subsidiary complex

  6.6346° S · 79.4301° W

• Pampa Grande — Huaca Fortaleza Chimú Border Pyramid — Southern Causeway

  causeway

  causeway at Pampa Grande — Huaca Fortaleza Chimú Border Pyramid — hydraulic feature

  6.6356° S · 79.4299° W