Piruru — Tantamayo Canyon Huanuca Highland Mound

Why it mattersKey Kotosh-Mito Piruru 3000 BCE → Late Intermediate Tantamayo citadel 1200 CE temple-complex with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 3000 BCE Preceramic mound 10 m; 1200 CE towers

Period

Preceramic Mito to Late Intermediate (3000 BCE mound; 1200 CE tower) Piruru canyon mega-site

Culture

Kotosh-Mito Piruru 3000 BCE → Late Intermediate Tantamayo citadel 1200 CE

Purpose

Highland canyon city with 2 Mito mounds (3000 BCE) plus 1200 CE 40 stone high-rise tower houses 3–4 storey on canyon cliffs

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1983

Excavation

Unexcavated

1. 1950 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Piruru — Tantamayo Canyon Huanuca Highland Mound

2. c. 1500 BCE major extension

   Major expansion / refurbishment at Piruru — Tantamayo Canyon Huanuca Highland Mound

• Piruru — Tantamayo Canyon Huanuca Highland Mound — Principal Temple

  temple

  temple at Piruru — Tantamayo Canyon Huanuca Highland Mound — subsidiary complex

  9.3926° S · 76.7089° W

• Piruru — Tantamayo Canyon Huanuca Highland Mound — Altar Annex 2

  altar

  altar at Piruru — Tantamayo Canyon Huanuca Highland Mound — subsidiary complex

  9.3910° S · 76.7074° W

• Piruru — Tantamayo Canyon Huanuca Highland Mound — Southern Shrine

  shrine

  shrine at Piruru — Tantamayo Canyon Huanuca Highland Mound — primary structure

  9.3902° S · 76.7066° W

• Piruru — Tantamayo Canyon Huanuca Highland Mound — Eastern Temple

  temple

  temple at Piruru — Tantamayo Canyon Huanuca Highland Mound — primary structure

  9.3930° S · 76.7079° W