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Multi-periodSite Name: El Paraiso Alternative Name: ChuquitantaCountry: Peru
NOTE: This site is 14.244 km away from the location you searched for.
Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: San Martin de Porres
Latitude: 11.9539S Longitude: 77.1183W
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3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
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5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
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1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
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A Preceramic site in the Chillon Valley north of Lima. One of the largest examples of early monumental archatecture in Peru. The group of buildings were made of roughly trimmed local stone and covered in plaster; built and occupied from ca. 1790 to 1,065 BCE.
It is assumed that the Huaca El Paraiso (Ruin or Sacred Hill of Paraiso) was a central ceremonial site for the area. Finds of the remains of seabirds, shell, and bones suggest that most protein came from the sea, and plant remains suggest that much of the agriculture was to grow cotton and gourds for making nets and storage vessels, but some finds of squash and beans have also been found.
The site contained 7 major structures, many with multiple stories, and as many as 5 additional structures. In June 2013 one of the major structures (the main pyramid) was completely destroyed by Lima developers using bulldozers - the remains set alight. Locals near the scene interupted the devlopers' workers attempting to raze several other units in the complex, while the mayor of San Martin de Porres sent police to stop further descruction and secure the site.
Anthropologist Robert Benfer (University of Missouri) has also identified nearby mounds (which are generally natural hills that have been augmented with man made mounds, rock piles, and the like) predating the pyramid structure (ca. 2000 BCE for some mounds).
Note: Burial from 3500 years ago. Weaver woman buried with tools of trade?
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