🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress
Huari Castle — Huari Province? (Actually Markansaya?)
Early Intermediate (1–600 CE) · Recuay / Huaraz
Huari Castle — Huari Province? (Actually Markansaya?) in Ancash Region, Peru is a Early Intermediate (1–600 CE) fortress attributed to Recuay / Huaraz.
🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress
Kuélap — North Citadel Wall Ancillary (Chachapoyas)
Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) · Iron Age fortified culture
Kuélap — North Citadel Wall Ancillary (Chachapoyas) in Amazonas, Kuélap, Peru is a Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) fortress attributed to Iron Age f…
🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress
Sacsayhuamán — Muyucmarca Tower Base North (Cusco)
Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) · Iron Age fortified culture; Inca
Sacsayhuamán — Muyucmarca Tower Base North (Cusco) in Cusco, Sacsayhuamán, Peru is a Iron Age to Classical (700 BCE–300 CE) fortress attributed to Iron Age…
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Pampa Grande Huaca Fortaleza
Middle Horizon Moche V (600–750 CE, post-Moche IV collapse in south, Pampa Grande phase) · Moche (Moche V, Lambayeque polity)
Moche V (600–750 CE) fortress-pyramid Huaca Fortaleza at Pampa Grande: adobe mass 250×200 m 40 m high truncated with 290 m long ramp west, enclosing plaza 400×250 m, with elite compound atop.
🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress
Paramonga — Fortaleza de Paramonga Stair-Pyramid Border Fort
Chimú (1100–1470 CE border fortress 30 m high pyramidal fortress) later Inca 1470 reused · Chimú border fort vs Chancay/Inca; Inca reused as border 1470
Paramonga fort excavated by Cieza and Middendorf.
🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress
Acaray Fortress
Late Intermediate – Late Horizon (c.900–1470 CE) Huaura – Chancay – Inca · Huaura – Chancay (Coastal)
Acaray (often misattributed as 'Inca fortress') crowns a tabular hill 6 km inland in the lower Huaura Valley, Lima, at 250 m.
🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress
Apurlec — Chimu-Cusco Wall Border Fort Motupillo
Chimú to Inca border (1200–1470 Chimú; 1470 Inca modified La Frontera) · Chimú → Inca Chimu-Inca frontier wall Motupillo (Pativilca analog)
Apurlec surveyed by Kosok, 10 km walls.
🇵🇪 Peru · Fortress
Kuelap — Chachapoya Cloud Fortress Ridge
Chachapoya (600–1470 CE) pre-Inca Chachapoya, later Inca garrison 1470 · Chachapoya (Warriors of the Clouds) → Inca
Amazonas Kuelap excavated by Langlois 1930s, 584 m fortress Walls breach 20 m, 412 houses, Chachapoya cloud city.
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
Ollantaytambo
Inca Imperial 15th century; continued as Neo-Inca stronghold 1537–1572 · Inca
Inca royal estate and ceremonial center in Sacred Valley with unfinished Temple Hill featuring six massive pink rhyolite monoliths (Wall of Six Monoliths) and extensive terraces that doubled as…
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Yalape Chachapoya Fortress
Late Intermediate – Late Horizon (900–1536 CE) · Chachapoya (Levanto) → Inca (mitma gate)
Hilltop Chachapoya fortress-village (900–1470 CE, Inca-enhanced 1470–1530) 26 km SW of Chachapoyas city: D-shaped 4 ha walled enclosure 3–5 m high following limestone ridge, enclosing 40+ circular…