List of archaeological sites in Peru
ar Archaeological sites in Peru are numerous and diverse, representing different aspects including temples and fortresses of the various cultures of ancient
UNESCO World Heritage sites of global importance.[1] Their nature and complexity of the sites vary from small single-featured sites such as pyramids to entire cities, such as Chan Chan and Machu Picchu. Preservation and investigation of these sites are controlled mainly by the Culture Ministry (MINCUL) (Spanish: Ministerio de Cultura (Perú)[2]). The lack of funding to protect sites and enforce existing laws, results in large scale looting and illegal trading of artifacts.[3]
In the Archeology Geographic Information System prepared by the Ministry of Culture, you can see the location of all pre-Hispanic monuments of Perú.
Sites
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The following is an alphabetical list of archaeological sites in Peru, it lists the main archaeological sites of touristic importance as published by the
| Site | Image | Region | Culture | Period
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acaray | 
|
Lima
|
900–200 BC, 1000–1470 AD
| |
| Aspero | Lima
|
Norte Chico
|
3000–1800 BC
| |
| Bandurria | 
|
Lima
|
Norte Chico
|
3000–1800 BC
|
| El Brujo | 
|
La Libertad
|
Moche
|
100–750 AD |
| Buena Vista | Lima
|
8000–1000 BC
| ||
| Cahuachi | 
|
Ica
|
Nazca | 1–500 AD |
| Cantamarca | Lima
|
Canta | 1100–1450 AD | |
| La Centinela | Ica
|
Chincha
|
0900–1450 AD | |
Carajía
|
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|
Amazonas | Chachapoya | 1400–1500 AD |
| Caral | 
|
Lima
|
Norte Chico
|
3000–1800 BC
|
| Chan Chan | 
|
La Libertad
|
Chimú
|
850–1470 AD |
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|
Ancash
|
Casma/Sechin culture
|
300 BC
|
Chavin de Huantar
|
|
Ancash
|
Chavín | 1200–400 BC
|
Chinchero
|
|
Cusco
|
||
| Choquequirao | 
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
1536–1572 AD |
| Cumbemayo | 
|
Cajamarca
|
Cajamarca | 1500 BC
|
| El Paraíso | 
|
Chillon River Valley | 3790–3065 cal BP | |
| Garagay | 
|
Lima
|
1200 BC
| |
| Gran Pajatén | 
|
La Libertad
|
Chachapoyas
|
200 BC
|
| Gran Saposoa | Amazonas | Chachapoyas
|
||
| Gran Vilaya | Amazonas | Chachapoyas
|
||
| Guitarrero Cave | 
|
Ancash
|
8000–7000 BC
| |
| Huaca de la Luna | 
|
La Libertad
|
Moche
|
450 AD |
| Huaca del Sol | 
|
La Libertad
|
Moche
|
450 AD |
| Huaca Huallamarca | 
|
Lima
|
Hualla | 500–1450 AD |
| Huaca Pucllana | 
|
Lima
Miraflores |
Lima | 200–700 AD |
| Huaricanga | Lima Region
|
Norte Chico
|
3500-1800 BC | |
| Huaycán de Pariachi | 
|
Lima
|
Inca
|
1000-1500 AD |
| Huchuy Qosqo | 
|
Cuzco
|
Inca | 1420-1530 AD |
Inka Uyu
|
|
Puno
|
||
| Inka Wasi, Ayacucho | 
|
Ayacucho
|
Inca
|
|
| Inka Wasi, Huancavelica | 
|
Huancavelica
|
Inca
|
|
| Inti Punku | 
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
| Inti Watana | 
|
Ayacucho
|
Inca
|
|
| Jisk'a Iru Muqu | 
|
Puno
|
South-Central Highland | 3000–1400 BC
|
| Kanamarka | 
|
Cusco
|
||
Kuelap
|
|
Amazonas | Chachapoyas
|
1000–1400 AD |
| Kuntur Wasi | 
|
Cajamarca
|
Chavín | 1000–700 BC
|
| La Galgada | La Libertad
|
Kotosh Religious Tradition | 2900–1800 BC
| |
| Las Haldas or Aldas | 
|
Ancash
|
Casma/Sechin culture
|
2200-300 BC
|
| Llaqtapata | 
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
| Machu Colca | 
|
Cusco | Inca
|
|
| Machu Picchu | 
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
1450–1572 AD |
Marayniyuq
|
|
Ayacucho
|
Wari | |
| Marcahuamachuco | .jpg)
|
La Libertad | Wari | |
| Moray | 
|
Cusco | Inca | |
Nazca Lines
|
|
Nazca | Nazca | |
| Ñusta Hispana | 
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
| Pachakamaq | 
|
Lima
|
Inca
|
200–1450 AD |
| Paloma | Lima
|
c.5700-2800 BCE
| ||
| Pañamarca | 
|
Ancash
|
Moche | 100–900 AD |
| Paramonga | 
|
Lima
|
Chimú
|
1200–1450 AD |
Patallaqta
|
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
| Pernil Alto | Ica Region
|
Pre-ceramic archaic | ||
| Phuyupatamarka | .jpg)
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
| Pikillaqta | 
|
Cusco
|
Huari | 500–1200 AD |
| Pikimach'ay | Ayacucho
|
12000 BC
| ||
| Pinkuylluna | 
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
Pisac
|
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
1440–1530 AD |
| Puka Pukara | 
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
| Puruchuco | 
|
Lima
|
Inca
|
1470–1532 AD |
| Qollmay | 
|
Cuzco
|
Inca
|
|
| Quispiguanca | Cuzco
|
Inca
|
1460-1530s AD | |
| Qulu Qulu | Puno
|
|||
| Qunchamarka | .jpg)
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
Qurikancha
|
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
| Quriwayrachina | Cusco
|
Inca
|
||
Q'inqu
|
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
| Raqch'i | 
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
1450–1532 AD |
Rumiqullqa
|
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
| Runkuraqay | 
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
| Sacred Valley | ,_Peru.jpg)
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
1000–1537 AD |
Saksaywaman
|
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
900–1532 AD |
| Sayhuite | 
|
Apurímac
|
Inca
|
|
| Sechin Alto | .jpg)
|
Ancash
|
Casma/Sechin culture
|
2000–1500 BCE
|
| Sillustani | 
|
Puno
|
Colla
|
1200–1450 AD |
Sipán
|
|
Lambayeque
|
Moche
|
50–700 AD |
Suntur
|
|
Apurímac
|
Chanka | |
| Tambo Colorado | 
|
Ica
|
Inca
|
1470–1532 AD |
Tampu Mach'ay
|
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
1470–1532 AD |
Tarawasi
|
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
Tarmatampu
|
|
Junín
|
Inca
|
1470–1532 AD |
| Tipón | 
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
| Toquepala Caves | Tacna
|
7650 BC
| ||
| Toro Muerto | 
|
Arequipa
|
Huari | 900–1200 AD |
| Túcume | 
|
Lambayeque
|
Inca
|
800–1532 AD |
Tunanmarka
|
|
Junín
|
Huanca | |
| Uchkus Inkañan | 
|
Huancavelica
|
Inca
|
|
| Ullantaytampu | 
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
1450–1532 AD |
| Usnu | 
|
Ayacucho
|
||
| Vilcabamba (Espiritu Pampa) |
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
1539–1572 AD |
| Vilcashuamán | 
|
Ayacucho
|
Inca
|
1470–1532 AD |
| Viracochapampa | 
|
La Libertad
|
Wari | 600–800 AD |
| Vitcos |
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
Wamanmarka
|
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
Wanuku Pampa
|
|
Huánuco
|
Inca
|
1470–1532 AD |
Waqramarka
|
|
Ancash
|
||
Wari ruins
|
|
Ayacucho
|
Huari
|
500–900 AD |
| Wari Willka | 
|
Junín
|
Huanca | |
Willkaraqay
|
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
|
Willkawayin
|
|
Ancash
|
Wari | 400–1000 AD |
| Wiñay Wayna | 
|
Cusco
|
Inca
|
See also
- Cultural periods of Peru
- List of pre-Columbian cultures
References
- ^ UNESCO. World Heritage Centre. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ Ministerio de Cultura - Perú
- ^ International Council of Museums. Red List of Peruvian antiquities at risk. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism. Main archaeological sites of touristic importance. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ (in Spanish) Archaeology of Peru. Archaeological sites. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Archaeological sites in Peru.
- (in Spanish) National Institute for Culture (INC)
- (in Spanish) Archaeological sites in Peru
- (in English) From Chavin to the Inca, a timeline of the Central Andes
- Timeline of the Andean Cultures of South America
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