Tucume — Templo de la Piedra Sagrada and 26 Pyramid Ridge

Why it mattersKey Sicán → Chimú → Inca successive on Cerro La Raya ridge temple of stone 12 m high sacred 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

1100 CE Sicán first pyramids; 1350 Chimú; 1470 Inca temple Stone 1470

Period

Sicán (Lambayeque 1100) to Chimú (1350) to Inca 1470 layer cake with 26 pyramids (1100–1532 CE) 220 ha

Culture

Sicán → Chimú → Inca successive on Cerro La Raya ridge temple of stone 12 m high sacred

Purpose

Ridge city with 26 adobe pyramids (10–42 m high) along 700 m Cerro La Raya — Sicán-Chimú-Inca superposed metropolis 220 ha over mountain 1 km long

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1907

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1920 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Tucume — Templo de la Piedra Sagrada and 26 Pyramid Ridge

2. c. 1200 CE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Tucume — Templo de la Piedra Sagrada and 26 Pyramid Ridge

• Tucume — Templo de la Piedra Sagrada and 26 Pyramid Ridge — Principal Pyramid

  pyramid

  pyramid at Tucume — Templo de la Piedra Sagrada and 26 Pyramid Ridge — outlier feature

  6.5117° S · 79.8436° W

• Tucume — Templo de la Piedra Sagrada and 26 Pyramid Ridge — Northern Chamber

  chamber

  chamber at Tucume — Templo de la Piedra Sagrada and 26 Pyramid Ridge — primary structure

  6.5107° S · 79.8412° W

• Tucume — Templo de la Piedra Sagrada and 26 Pyramid Ridge — Southern Causeway

  causeway

  causeway at Tucume — Templo de la Piedra Sagrada and 26 Pyramid Ridge — primary structure

  6.5100° S · 79.8413° W