Widely accepted0.0550° N · 78.3030° W · 3100 m
Cochasquí Pyramids
Parque Arqueológico Cochasquí
Quitu-Cara / Integration Period·Caranqui / Quitu·🇪🇨 Pichincha Province, Ecuador
About
About Cochasquí Pyramids
15 earthen truncated pyramids with ramps, 10–20 m high, built by Quitu-Cara (Caranqui) people astride equatorial line, aligning to volcanoes Cayambe and Cotacachi with solar/astronomical purpose.
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History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 850–1550 CE
- Period
- Quitu-Cara / Integration Period
- Culture
- Caranqui / Quitu
- Purpose
- Ceremonial platforms and astronomical observatory
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 850–1550 CE
Initial construction
c. 1453 CE
Abandonment
Location
Where it is
0.0550° N · 78.3030° W · 3100 m
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