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Multi-periodSite Name: Jaén Temples Alternative Name: Monte GrandeCountry: Peru Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Jaén, Cajamarca
Latitude: 5.71584S Longitude: 78.793791W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Pre-Bracamoros culture ceremonial sites in Cajamarca, Peru. Circular buildings with burial vaults, and semi circular walls of mortar and stones weighing up to 200 kg. The sites are estimated to have been used over an 800 year period, and may date to 2000BC.
Note: Connecting Two Realms - Archaeologists rethink the early civilizations of the Amazon
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