🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 614
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 614 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 630
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 630 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 668
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 668 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 702
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 702 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 721
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 721 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 725
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 725 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 782
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 782 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 852
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 852 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 25
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 25 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 29
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 29 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 44
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 44 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 63
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 63 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 67
Chimu (900-1470 CE) · Chimu
Chan Chan Citadel Uhle Sector 67 in La Libertad, Peru is a Chimu (900-1470 CE) ancient-city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress
Waqrapukara
Late Intermediate – Inca (c.1100–1532 CE) · Kana – Colla – Wari – Inca
Waqrapukara (Quechua waqra horn + pukara fortress) is a spectacular condor-shaped citadel perched at 4,110 m on the Apurímac canyon rim near Pomacanchi, Cusco.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Cahuachi (Ica – Nazca Province)
Early Intermediate 400 BCE–450 CE (Paracas–Proto-Nazca to Early Nazca, peak 100 BCE–450 CE) · Nazca (Nasca, south coast)
Capital and pilgrimage center of Nazca culture (400 BCE–500 CE) – 24 km² desert metropolis with 34+ pyramidal adobe mounds (Great Pyramid 22 m high, 100×150 m base; Orange Pyramid), plazas (Great…
🇵🇪 Peru · Buried city
Vilcabamba — Espíritu Pampa Vitcos Valley Submerged Sector (Concepción)
Late Horizon Neo-Inca (1539 – 1572 CE) · Neo-Inca State (Manco, Sayri, Titu Cusi, Tupac Amaru)
Last Inca capital valley floor — Espíritu Pampa Vilcabamba lowland terraces and causeway 0.5–1 m under floodplain jungle below Vitcos ridge.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Wari (Huari) Archaeological Complex
Middle Horizon 600–1000 CE (Huarpa antecedent 200 BCE–600 CE) · Wari (Huari, Middle Horizon Andean empire, Quechua predecessor, Ayacucho basin)
Capital of Wari Empire (600–1000 CE) – Andean first empire predating Inca by 400 years, 2,000 ha patchwork city with 7 m-high, 2 m-thick walled enclosures (Moraduchayuq, Vegachayuq Moqo),…
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Chan Chan Tschudi Palace Audience Hall
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Chan Chan Tschudi Palace Audience Hall in La Libertad, Peru is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Kuelap South Citadel Wall Bastion
Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) · Bronze Age
Kuelap South Citadel Wall Bastion in Amazonas, Kuelap, Peru is a Bronze Age (3000–1200 BCE) ancient city attributed to Bronze Age.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Písac (Písaq)
Late Horizon Inca Imperial 1440–1530 CE (built under Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui) · Inca (Quechua, Late Horizon, Sacred Valley expansion)
Inca royal estate and agricultural terraces considered among finest Inca ashlar engineering beyond Machu Picchu: Intihuatana (Sun-hitching stone) solstice-gnomon ridge, Qalla Q'asa fortress on…
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Caral-Supe
Late Archaic (2600 – 2000 BCE) · Caral-Supe (Norte Chico)
Caral-Supe in Lima, Peru is a Late Archaic (2600 – 2000 BCE) ancient city attributed to Caral-Supe (Norte Chico) culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Gran Vilaya – Chachapoya Citadel Network
Late Intermediate Period – Late Horizon (800–1536 CE, Chachapoya → Inca 1470) · Chachapoya (Luya) → Inca (mitma occupation)
Vast Chachapoya hilltop conurbation (800–1470 CE, Inca conquest 1470) 7 km north of Kuelap, comprising 30+ registered citadels on 15 km2 ridge: massive circular stone houses 10 m diameter with…
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Wiracochapampa
Middle Horizon (600 – 800 CE) · Wari (Huari)
Wiracochapampa in La Libertad, Peru is a Middle Horizon (600 – 800 CE) ancient city attributed to Wari (Huari) culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Wiracochapampa – Northern Wari Fortress
Middle Horizon Wari Empire (600–750 CE, occupied 600–700) · Wari (Huari) imperial colony
Northernmost major Wari provincial center (600–700 CE, abortive) on Cajabamba road 10 km N of Huamachuco at 3100 m: orthogonal Wari cellular town plan 400×500 m with D-shaped temple, plaza, barracks…