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<< Text Pages >> Cordillera de Colan Citadel - Hillfort in Peru

Submitted by bat400 on Tuesday, 01 February 2011  Page Views: 5187

Iron Age and Later PrehistorySite Name: Cordillera de Colan Citadel
Country: Peru Type: Hillfort
Nearest Town: Bagua Grande, Amazonas  Nearest Village: Cajaruro, Amazonas
Latitude: 5.55S  Longitude: 78.2W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
no data Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
2

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Hillfort in Amazonas, Peru.
This site is described as a citadel, dating to the Inca period or earlier. The site was discovered by rangers on routine patrol of Cajaruro district of the Cordillera de Colan natural sanctuary.

Carved stone artifacts and an embossed metal shield have been found. Note: The location given is general for the Cordillera de Colan natural sanctuary.

Note: Ancient citadel, metal artifact found in northern Peru
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Ancient citadel, metal artifact found in northern Peru by bat400 on Tuesday, 01 February 2011
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Rangers at the Cordillera de Colan Reserved Zone in Amazonas, northern Peru, have found what is believed to be an Inca citadel as well as some stone and metal artifacts during a routine patrolling in the Cajaruro district.

Biologist Leyda Gueiler said the metal artifact (pictured) seems to be a war shield while the stone ornaments were carved into the shape of leaves.

"This well preserved artifact is strong evidence that the ancient cultures in Amazonas did develop metalsmithing," said Gueiler.

As for the likely discovery of a citadel that dates back to Inca times, she said a team of archaeologists is to arrive in the area to examine the ruins which are still covered with vegetation.

The head of Cordillera de Colan Reserved Zone, Cesar Bartra, announced that the Regional Directorate of Culture in Chachapoyas has already been informed about these discoveries.

Source with photo: http://www.andina.com.pe. Thanks to coldrum for the link.
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