Paramonga — Fortaleza de Paramonga Stair-Pyramid Border Fort

Why it mattersKey Chimú border fort vs Chancay/Inca; Inca reused as border 1470 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. 1100 CE Chimú stepped fortress pyramid 30 m

Period

Chimú (1100–1470 CE border fortress 30 m high pyramidal fortress) later Inca 1470 reused

Culture

Chimú border fort vs Chancay/Inca; Inca reused as border 1470

Purpose

Adob brick stair-pyramid fortress (30 m high, 4 double walls pyramidal) on hill controlling Pativilca river — Chimú southern frontier with Inca 1470 Chimu-Inca border fortress

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1982

Excavation

Partially excavated

1. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Paramonga — Fortaleza de Paramonga Stair-Pyramid Border Fort

2. c. 1500 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Paramonga — Fortaleza de Paramonga Stair-Pyramid Border Fort

3. c. 1100 CE Chimú stepped fortress pyramid 30 m

   Initial construction / first occupation at Paramonga — Fortaleza de Paramonga Stair-Pyramid Border Fort

• Paramonga — Fortaleza de Paramonga Stair-Pyramid Border Fort — Principal Structure

  structure

  structure at Paramonga — Fortaleza de Paramonga Stair-Pyramid Border Fort — subsidiary complex

  10.6624° S · 77.8211° W

• Paramonga — Fortaleza de Paramonga Stair-Pyramid Border Fort — Northern Complex

  complex

  complex at Paramonga — Fortaleza de Paramonga Stair-Pyramid Border Fort — subsidiary complex

  10.6629° S · 77.8211° W

• Paramonga — Fortaleza de Paramonga Stair-Pyramid Border Fort — Southern Rock Art

  rock art

  rock art at Paramonga — Fortaleza de Paramonga Stair-Pyramid Border Fort — subsidiary complex

  10.6591° S · 77.8198° W