Paramonga Fortress
Fortaleza de Paramonga
Chimú – Late Intermediate 1200–1532 CE·Chimú → Inca·🇵🇪 Lima (Barranca Province), Peru
About
About Paramonga Fortress
Chimú terraced adobe hill-fort 75 m high with four wall circuits and bastions above Fortaleza River, later Inca tambo after 1470 conquest. Recorded context — Period: Chimú – Late Intermediate 1200–1532 CE; Culture: Chimú → Inca; Field status: partially excavated; Materials: adobe; Condition: ruins.
Why it mattersArchaeological landmark for Chimú → Inca in Lima (Barranca Province); type-site demonstrating hill-fortress and tambo and regional exchange.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and chronology of Paramonga Fortress within Chimú – Late Intermediate 1200–1532 CE
- 02Relationship to neighboring polities
Theories
- 01Chimú → Inca ceremonial center for hill-fortress and tambo
- 02Regional capital controlling trade and tribute network
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.1200–1470 CE
- Period
- Chimú – Late Intermediate 1200–1532 CE
- Culture
- Chimú → Inca
- Builders
- Chimú
- Purpose
- Hill-fortress and tambo
- Rediscovered
- 1547 Cieza
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.1200–1470 CE
Paramonga Fortress construction phase
20th century
Modern excavations
On the ground
Structures & features
10.6669° S · 77.8422° W · 20 m · 2 mapped features
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