🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Government Palace, Peru
The Government Palace (Spanish: Palacio de Gobierno), also known as the House of Pizarro (Spanish: Casa de Pizarro), is the seat of the executive branch of the Peruvian government, and the official…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
El Castillo de Huarmey
El Castillo de Huarmey (English: "the Castle on the River Huarmey") is a pyramid-like structure on the coast of Peru, in the Ancash Region north of Lima, the most studied section of the archeological…
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Huaricanga
Huaricanga is the earliest city of the Norte Chico civilization, called Caral or Caral-Supe in Peru and Spanish language sources.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Cusichaca River
Cusichaca River (possibly from Quechua kusi delight, joy, happiness / merry, joyful, content, happy, chaka bridge, "joy bridge", or k'usi a cucurbit species, a small zucchini or Cucurbita pepo,…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Khapia
Khapia (possibly from in the Aymara spelling Qhapiya, or Qapiya in Uru language, Hispanicized spellings Capía, Ccapia, Ccapía, Khapia, Khapía, K'apía) is a mountain in Peru, possibly an extinct…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Kuntuyuq
Kuntuyuq or Quntuyuq (Quechua kuntu, quntu fragrance, aroma, -yuq a suffix, "the one with a fragrance", Hispanicized spelling Contuyog, Cuntuyog) is an archaeological site with rock paintings on a…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Chichakuri
Chichakuri (Quechua chichaku, meaning chigoe flea (Tunga penetrans), -(i)ri an Aymara suffix; Hispanicized spelling Chichacori) is an archaeological site in Peru consisting of stone tombs (chullpa),…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Inti Watana, Ayacucho
Inti Watana, Intiwatana (Quechua, hispanicized spelling Intihuatana) or Pumaqucha (Quechua puma cougar, puma, qucha lake, "puma lake", hispanicized spellings Pomaccocha, Pomacocha, Pumacocha) is an…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Cuchi Machay
Cuchi Machay (possibly from in the Quechua spelling Khuchi Mach'ay or Khuchimach'ay, khuchi pig, mach'ay cave, "pig cave") is an archaeological site with rock paintings in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art
Intipanawin
Intipanawin or Intipa Ñawin (Quechua inti sun, ñawi eye, -pa, -n suffixes, "eye of the sun", also spelled Intipanawin) is an archaeological site and the name of a mountain with rock paintings in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Llaqta Qulluy, Conayca
Llaqta Qulluy (Quechua llaqta place (village, town, city, country, nation), qulluy to die out, become extinct; to fail, "extinct town", also spelled Llaqta Qolloy) is an archaeological site in Peru…
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Bab al-Islam Mosque
The Bab al-Islam Mosque (Spanish: Mezquita Bab al-Islam; Urdu: مسجد باب الإسلام Masjid Bab-ul-Islam) is a mosque in Tacna, Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Cabeza de Vaca, Tumbes
Inca civilization
Cabeza de Vaca is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Tumbes Region, Tumbes Province, Corrales District. Cabeza de Vaca was occupied by Incas.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Huamboy
Huamboy (possibly from Quechua wamp'uy, meaning "to navigate, to sail, to travel by boat") is an archaeological site featuring cemeteries and a village located on a hill of the same name in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Maray Qalla
Maray Qalla (Quechua maran, maray batan or grindstone, maray to tear down, to knock down, qalla carved stone, cobblestone; circular spindle disk; cheek, also spelled Maraycalla, Maraycalle) is an…
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
K'ipakhara
K'ipakhara (Quechua k'ipa decomposed rests of plants in the field used as fertilizer, khara dung, Hispanicized spelling Quepacara) is an archaeological site in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Colcampata
Colcampata (Quechua qullqa, qulqa deposit, -n a suffix, pata elevated place / above, at the top / edge, bank (of a river), shore) is an archaeological site in Peru.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Cheqollo
Cheqollo (Quechua for nightingale) is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Cusco Province, San Jerónimo District, north of San Jerónimo.
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art
Carachupa
Carachupa (Quechua for opossum) is an archaeological site with rock art in Peru. It is located near the village of Carachupa, in Lonya Grande District, region of Amazonas.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Mawk'allaqta, Paruro
archaeological site in Paccaritambo District, Peru
