Chaviña Pampa Colorada Northwest Geoglyphs (Pampa Colorada NW Extension)
Pampa Colorada NW Figures · Chaviña NW Pampa
Early Intermediate–Middle Horizon transition (500–750 CE)·Huarpa–Wari·🇵🇪 Ayacucho, Lucanas, Chaviña Pampa NW lobe toward Cora Cora, Peru
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About Chaviña Pampa Colorada Northwest Geoglyphs (Pampa Colorada NW Extension)
Northwest lobe of Pampa Colorada (3,300 m) extending toward Cora Cora trail. Fourteen figures: 30-m ‘scepter’ (shaft + disc), 16-m condor silhouette, and 80-m bifurcating avenue. Pediment reddest in Chaviña sequence (iron-stained). Avenue bifurcates into two 40-m branches toward old corrals, suggesting herding control. Early Wari ceramics overlay Huarpa below, documenting transition.
Why it mattersKey geoglyph illustrating Huarpa–Wari hydraulic/geoglyph/kite/kurgan tradition in Ayacucho, Lucanas, Chaviña Pampa NW lobe toward Cora Cora.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Scepter iconography
Theories
- 01Herd control and Wari annexation
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c.500–750 CE
- Period
- Early Intermediate–Middle Horizon transition (500–750 CE)
- Culture
- Huarpa–Wari
- Purpose
- NW pampa expansion toward Cora Cora route
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c.500–750 CE
Initial construction
2020
Drone/UAV high-resolution mapping and heritage inventory
On the ground
Structures & features
14.9600° S · 73.8500° W · 3300 m · 3 mapped features
Scepter Figure (30 m)
geoglyph30-m scepter shaft + disc
14.9590° S · 73.8490° WCondor Silhouette (16 m)
geoglyph16-m condor
14.9610° S · 73.8510° WBifurcating Avenue (80 m)
earthwork80-m avenue with fork to corrals
14.9590° S · 73.8490° W