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738 places in the atlas, 25 of them inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Late Preceramic / Kotosh Tradition (3000 – 1800 BCE) · Kotosh / La Galgada
La Galgada in Ancash, Peru is a Late Preceramic / Kotosh Tradition (3000 – 1800 BCE) temple complex attributed to Kotosh / La Galgada culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Late Intermediate – Late Horizon (1200–1533, imperial 1440–1532) · Inca (Manco Capac to Atahualpa)
Supreme Inca sanctuary (c.1200–1533, imperial rebuild Pachacuti c.1440) at heart of Cusco's sacred geography: trapezoidal-walled temenos enclosing Sun Temple curved ashlar wall (6 m high, 55 m long,…
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Early Intermediate Moche 100–700 CE (Sipán tombs 100–300 CE Early Moche, late tombs to 700) · Moche (Mochica, north coast of Peru)
Moche necropolis-platform complex (100–700 CE) with two adobe pyramids (Huaca Rajada 10 m and Huaca de la Raya) covering 10 elite tombs – crowning discovery of 1987 Lord of Sipán (Señor de Sipán,…
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Bronze Age (regional) · Bronze Age
Sacred Cuzco Citadel West — Cuzco (55-43) at Cuzco, Peru is a Bronze Age (regional) temple complex of the Bronze Age tradition, built c. 800 BCE for citadel and associated settlement.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Chavín de Huántar — Lanzón Gallery North Vent (Ancash) in Ancash, Chavín de Huántar, Peru is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex att…
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) · Multi-period temple culture
Raimondi Stela — North Face (Chavín de Huántar, Ancash) in Ancash, Chavín, Peru is a Bronze Age to Classical (2000 BCE–500 CE) temple complex attributed to…
🇵🇪 Peru · Mound
Lithic to Preceramic 14500 BP–2000 BCE, monumental mound 3500–1800 BCE (Huaca Prieta period) · Preceramic Chicama (Huaca Prieta period) to Cupisnique-Chavín
Compact mound-midden 12 m high 150×50 m 3 km north of Chicama River mouth beside Pacific: stratified 14.5 ka Lithic to Preceramic sequence with temple platform atop midden, preserving world's oldest…
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Moche (100–650 CE) and later Chimú cemetery · Moche (Mochica) then Chimú
Cerro Blanco Moche excavated by Uceda & Tufinio 1991–, north wall 60 m relief of war-god, decapitador and prisoner sacrifice plaza 100 m.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Wari (600–800 CE) and later Recuay hinterland · Wari (Huari) highland expansion
Huaraz Wilcahuaín excavated by Bennett 1944, Wari 650 CE highland temple with 3 vaulted tombs, vents.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Moche (100 BCE–700 CE) Cao 450 CE mural facade; Wari-Chimú upper 800–1300; Cao Lady tomb 450 CE intrusive · Moche → Lambayeque/Chimú → Inca
El Brujo excavated by Franco 1990–, Lady of Cao 2005 tattooed ruler with 23 weapons.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Preceramic to Sechin (Cerro Sechín 1600 BCE temple with 300 warrior stelae; Sechin Bajo 3500 BCE Old Temple plaza circular 1650 BCE square) · Sechin-Casma Early Ceramic (Sechin 1600) over Sechin Bajo Preceramic 3500 BCE square
Sechin excavated by Tello 1937 and Fuchs 2002 Sechin Bajo 3500 plaza.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Initial Period (2000–1500 BCE) Collud-Zarcillo with charcoal 1600 BCE, Olmec-style mural earliest Americas · North Coast Initial Period (Cupisnique antecedent with Chavín precursor mural 1500 BCE)
Ventarrón excavated by Alva 2007–, 2000 BCE mural oldest Americas.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Moche (550–800 CE) wall murals southernmost Moche 550–710 HalPRI mural layer 4.2 m · Moche southern frontier (Nepeña) with Wari-influenced mural final 710
Pañamarca Schaedel 1950s and recent Trever, Moche southern mural.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Preceramic Kotosh-Mito tradition (3000–1700 BCE; Temple of Crossed Hands 2300 BCE; White Temple 1800 BCE) · Kotosh-Mito tradition (Iso's) Kotosh religious Kotosh Religious Tradition 3000 BCE predecessor to Chavín
Kotosh Tokyo 1960 exposed-crossed hands 2300 BCE earliest Andes.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Initial Period (1800–1000 BCE) major construction 1600 BCE; Preceramic fishing net 2500 BCE earlier · Initial PeriodCas ma (Las Aldas) coastal temple
Las Aldas excavated by Pozorski 1976, 1800 pyramid Initiation.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Late Chavín to Sechin Casma (350–200 BCE) fortress and 13-tower ridge 200 BCE (Ghezzi UNESCO 2021) · Sechin / Casma Late Chavín solar observatory state
Chankillo UNESCO 2021 Ghezzi 2001 fortress with solar riddle.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Preceramic Mito 2200 BCE to Chavín 1000 BCE to Recuay 500 CE multi-occupied 2200–500 BCE · Kotosh-Mito → Chavín → Recuay Huaricoto with 3 temple superimpositions
Huaricoto Burger 1980 Mit double and white plaster 2200 BCE.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Preceramic Late (3000–1800 BCE Chuquitanta; main 2200 BCE Temple I) · Norte Chico? Late Preceramic Chillón (El Paraíso phase)
El Paraíso Engel 1965 largest Preceramic 100 ha.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Late Preceramic Kotosh-Mito 3000–1700 BCE (Galgalda north mound 3000 BCE south 2200) · Kotosh-Mito tradição La Galgada (Grieder group) with 3050 BCE mound
La Galgada Grieder 1978 Mitodouble 3050–1700.
🇵🇪 Peru · Temple complex
Initial Period (1400–400 BCE Garagay culture 1200 BCE major three-armed U-temple; Chavín 800 BCE feline repaint) · Garagay (Chillón) → Chavín cup style with feline dragon facing
Garagay feline atrium 2.5 m 1200.
