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Places tagged “americas” in Peru · Mysteria

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Places tagged “americas” in Peru

13 places to sift through. Narrow by kind, country, period or how firmly each one is established — contested and pseudoarchaeological claims are labelled here, never hidden.

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🇵🇪 Peru

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Sechin Bajo

Classic · Maya/Andean

Sechin Bajo — 3,500 BCE plaza.

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Cerro Sechin

Classic · Maya/Andean

Cerro Sechin — 300-block warrior frieze.

🇵🇪 Peru · Hydraulic works

Cumbe Mayo

Classic · Maya/Andean

Cumbe Mayo — 9 km bedrock aqueduct.

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Raqchi

Classic · Maya/Andean; Inca

Raqchi — Temple of Wiracocha 12 m wall.

🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art

Pañamarca

Classic · Maya/Andean; Moche

Pañamarca — Moche Painted Hall 13 murals.

🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress

Acaray

Classic · Maya/Andean

Acaray — triple-walled fortress.

🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid

Moxeke

Classic · Maya/Andean

Moxeke — twin pyramid with painted relief.

🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress

Paramonga

Classic · Maya/Andean

Paramonga — Chimú stepped fortress.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Pikillaqta

Classic · Maya/Andean

Pikillaqta — Wari grid city 50 ha.

🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex

Huaca Ventarron

Classic · Maya/Andean

Huaca Ventarron — 2,500 BCE oldest mural.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Pampa de las Llamas

Classic · Maya/Andean

Pampa de las Llamas — 700 collcas storage city.

🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Manchan

Classic · Maya/Andean

Manchan — Casma capital 60 ha.

🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid

Sechin Alto

Classic · Maya/Andean

Sechin Alto — 44 ha 300 m pyramid.