🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Pashash — Recuay Capital
Early Intermediate (400 BCE–600 CE) · Recuay (Pashash)
Pashash — Recuay Capital in Ancash Region, Peru is a Early Intermediate (400 BCE–600 CE) ancient-city attributed to Recuay (Pashash).
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock-cut
Pukara Sun Temple West
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) · Classical
Pukara Sun Temple West in Cusco, Peru is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) rock_cut attributed to Classical culture.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Quispisisa Obsidian Source and Quarry
Archaic to Wari (8000 BCE–800 CE) · Hunter-gatherer to Wari imperial
Quispisisa Obsidian Source and Quarry in Ayacucho Region, Peru is a Archaic to Wari (8000 BCE–800 CE) ancient-city attributed to Hunter-gatherer to Wari imperial.
🇵🇪 Peru · Hydraulic works
Beothuk Wigwam Post North — Nazca (Nazca)
Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) · Iron Age
Beothuk Wigwam Post North in Nazca, Peru is a Early Medieval (500–1000 CE) hydraulic attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Bandurria Norte
Late Preceramic Norte Chico Bandurria 4000–2000 BCE (3500 BCE main) · Norte Chico (Bandurria, Preceramic)
Northern mound at Bandurria 4 km south of Huacho on Huaura coastal plain: flat-topped platform 12 m high 90×70 m with sunken circular plaza 15 m diameter on summit, contemporaneous with Caral-Supe.
🇵🇪 Peru · Rock art
Shikhara Spire South — Cusco (Cusco)
Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) · Medieval
Shikhara Spire South in Cusco, Peru is a Late Neolithic (4000–3000 BCE) rock art attributed to Medieval culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Caral Pyramids
Early Horizon · Andean
Norte Chico pyramids at Caral (3000–1800 BCE) 6 monumental platforms 18–28 m high, Pirámide Mayor 153×109 m, oldest city in Americas UNESCO.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Bandurria — Main Pyramid Mound
Late Preceramic (Norte Chico), c.3200–2900 BCE · Norte Chico (Caral–Bandurria)
Main pyramid at Bandurria (c.3200–2900 BCE, Late Preceramic Norte Chico), 12 m high, 70 × 40 m base quadrangular platform with subrectangular sunken court 15 × 13 m. Contrasts with Caral; A.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
El Brujo — Cao Viejo Extension
Early Intermediate to Wari (200 BCE–800 CE) · Moche V to Wari
El Brujo — Cao Viejo Extension in La Libertad Region, Peru is a Early Intermediate to Wari (200 BCE–800 CE) ancient-city attributed to Moche V to Wari.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Huaricanga — Norte Chico Extension
Late Archaic – Early Formative (3500–1800 BCE) · Norte Chico (Caral–Supe)
Huaricanga — Norte Chico Extension in Ancash Region, Peru is a Late Archaic – Early Formative (3500–1800 BCE) ancient-city attributed to Norte Chico (Caral–Supe).
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Pikillacta — Wari Administrative Center
Middle Horizon Wari (550–1100 CE) · Wari (Huari)
Pikillacta — Wari Administrative Center in Cusco Region, Peru is a Middle Horizon Wari (550–1100 CE) ancient-city attributed to Wari (Huari).
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Achil Complex
Late Intermediate 1100–1470 CE Chachapoya · Chachapoyas
Remote fortified town on Achil ridge between Utcubamba and Huabayacu tributaries of Marañón: 60 circular houses, watchtower 8 m diameter on ridge apex, and 150 m defensive wall with parapet.
🇵🇪 Peru · Hillfort
Wacheqsa Hill Fort — Conchucos
Early Intermediate (Recuay 200 BCE–600 CE) · Recuay (Pashash)
Wacheqsa Hill Fort — Conchucos in Ancash Region, Peru is a Early Intermediate (Recuay 200 BCE–600 CE) hillfort attributed to Recuay (Pashash).
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Sechín Bajo Temple Mound
Early Horizon · Andean
Earliest Andean pyramid Sechín Bajo (3500 BCE) two-storey temple 150×120 m with plaza and friezes of dugout, cradle, Old Temple.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Pampa Grande — Huaca Fortaleza
Moche Late (Moche V), c.550–750 CE · Moche (Late Moche Pampa Grande)
Huaca Fortaleza at Pampa Grande — Late Moche capital pyramid (c.550–750 CE), 290 × 250 m base, 38 m high, largest Moche V pyramid's administrative palace.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Cerro Blanco — Huacas de Moche Extension Terrace
Early–Middle Moche (200–600 CE) · Moche
Cerro Blanco — Huacas de Moche Extension Terrace in La Libertad Region, Peru is a Early–Middle Moche (200–600 CE) pyramid attributed to Moche.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Túcume — 26 Pyramids
Sicán to Inca (1000–1532 CE) · Sicán / Chimú / Inca
Túcume — 26 Pyramids in Lambayeque Region, Peru is a Sicán to Inca (1000–1532 CE) pyramid attributed to Sicán / Chimú / Inca.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Galindo — Late Moche Urban Center
Middle Horizon transitional (600–800 CE) · Moche V / Transitional
Galindo — Late Moche Urban Center in La Libertad Region, Peru is a Middle Horizon transitional (600–800 CE) ancient-city attributed to Moche V / Transitional.
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Conchopata — Wari Craft Center
Middle Horizon (500–800 CE) · Wari (Huari)
Conchopata — Wari Craft Center in Ayacucho Region, Peru is a Middle Horizon (500–800 CE) ancient-city attributed to Wari (Huari).
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Wari Capital Core — Ayacucho Enclosure
Middle Horizon (500–1000 CE) · Wari Empire
Wari Capital Core — Ayacucho Enclosure in Ayacucho Region, Peru is a Middle Horizon (500–1000 CE) ancient-city attributed to Wari Empire.
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Batán Grande — Sicán Pyramids
Middle Sicán (750–1100 CE) · Sicán (Lambayeque)
Batán Grande — Sicán Pyramids in Lambayeque Region, Peru is a Middle Sicán (750–1100 CE) pyramid attributed to Sicán (Lambayeque).
🇵🇪 Peru · Archaeological wonder
La Petaca
Late Intermediate 1000–1470 CE Chachapoya rock art and chullpa-mast tombs · Chachapoyas
High cloud-forest complex at 2950 m southeast of Leimebamba: overhang shelter 30 m long retains 200+ red ochre paintings (anthropomorphs, camelids, geometric) and adjacent rectangular chullpa…
🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city
Sipán Royal Tombs — Huaca Rajada
Moche Middle (250–400 CE) · Moche (Sipán)
Sipán Royal Tombs — Huaca Rajada in Lambayeque Region, Peru is a Moche Middle (250–400 CE) ancient-city attributed to Moche (Sipán).
🇵🇪 Peru · Pyramid
Aspero Huaca Alta
Early Horizon · Andean
Coastal satellite of Caral at Aspero (Huaca Alta) Late Preceramic 120×30 m platform mound, Nishiwaki.