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Bandurria
Date Added: 4th Nov 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 31st Aug 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Bandurria submitted by bat400 on 29th Oct 2018. Site in Huaura Province, Lima Region,, Peru.
The two largest stepped platform buildings. The were built sequentially, the one on the left is the earliest. There are sunken plazas in front of each building, and unexcavated mounds out of the boundary of the photo to the left. A river valley is directly beyond the buildings and a laggon and the sea are to the right.
Photo by bat400, September 2018.
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Log Text: We visited Bandurria as part of a 9 day tour of archaeological sites in Northern Peru through WH Tours. Ask me about them - they are great.
Chavín de Huantar
Date Added: 9th Oct 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 2nd Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Chavín de Huantar submitted by sophs74 on 22nd Aug 2011. Tunnels inside the pyramid at Chavin de Huantar, Huaraz, Peru
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Cerro Sechin
Date Added: 8th Oct 2018
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 3rd Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Cerro Sechin submitted by sophs74 on 22nd Aug 2011. Carvings of a gorey prehistoric battle adorn the walls at Cerro Sechin, warriors wielding stone axes are depicted decapitating their enemies, disembodied body parts and streams of blood are carefully carved to show what a fearsome fighting force they were, Sechin Bajo, Casma, Peru... easy to reach from town, a short walk / motorbike taxi ride, great onsite museum where guide can be hired to take one to less accessible / lesser known local antiquities.
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Log Text: "Cerro" is the actual hill immediately behind where this structure was built. A path along the hillside above the building was described by our guide as being a modern structure meant to prevent erosion and landslides, but I'm not certain that this wasn't a translating error on our part.
A common theory about the building is that incised slabs of warriors and the dead were put into place as a combination of a warning to those who might oppose the Sechin power and a statement of triumph over their enemies. The depictions of dead (sacrificed?) include streams of blood flowing from missing eyes, severed heads and limbs. Combined with the slightly cartoonish presentation, I found this to be one of the more unsettling depictions of ancient violence I've seen at ancient sites, which is saying a lot.
Nearby there are half finished slabs of stone with similar engraving, but all of them have either flaws in the stone itself or actual errors in the carving (misplaced facial features, asymmetries, or just plain ugly) and appear to have been abandoned midway through the process.
A small museum is on site as well, with textiles, ceramics, and human remains from a burial. Several hairless Peruvian dogs live here in the outside area.
Huaca Pucllana
Date Added: 28th Sep 2018
Site Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 19th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 3 Access 3
Huaca Pucllana submitted by mfrincu on 17th May 2015. Ancient Pyramid complex in the middle of the Miraflores neighborhood.
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Sacsayhuaman
Date Added: 28th Sep 2018
Site Type: Hillfort
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 17th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Sacsayhuaman submitted by davidmorgan on 30th May 2007. Some local fauna for the tourists.
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Chankillo Fortress
Date Added: 28th Sep 2018
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 3rd Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 2
Chankillo Fortress submitted by bat400 on 15th Nov 2018. The Chankillo hilltop "Fortress" with its concentric walls and the thirteen sighting towers in the valley beyond and to the left in this picture.
Photo by bat400.
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Machu Picchu.
Date Added: 28th Sep 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 14th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Machu Picchu. submitted by KaiHofmann on 6th May 2013. Machu Picchu.
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El Brujo
Date Added: 28th Sep 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 6th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 4
El Brujo submitted by dt44 on 29th Nov 2010. General view of the site
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Tucume
Date Added: 27th Sep 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Tucume submitted by sophs74 on 27th Oct 2012. Tucume Complex, main pyramid with further one in background, Chiclayo, Peru, 2007.
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Moray Terraces
Date Added: 25th Sep 2018
Site Type: Misc. Earthwork
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 3
Moray Terraces submitted by pab on 7th Nov 2013. Moray craters, Peru.
This series of craters was a delight. On the plateau above the Urubamba river valley, there is a series of 4 terraced craters which have been shown to have pre-Inca beginnings.
They are up to half a mile across, and over a hundred feet deep in places.
What is really fascinating is the fact that, because of their depth and orientation, there can be a temperature difference of 15 °C (27 °F) between the bottom of the craters and the tops!
The craters may have ...
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Las Salinas
Date Added: 25th Sep 2018
Site Type: Ancient Mine, Quarry or other Industry
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2018
Las Salinas submitted by pab on 13th Nov 2013. Ancient salt pans, Peru.
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Log Text: Our guide told us that although salt had been collected hear long before the Spanish conquest, the number and extent of the salt pans seen today are a modern feature. Even in his own lifetime the area of the "works" were dramatically smaller. Having said that, the methodology appears to not have changed for many hundreds of years.
Cusco
Date Added: 25th Sep 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 15th Sep 2018
Cusco - Qorikancha submitted by davidmorgan on 7th Jan 2011. The remains of the Inca Temple of the Sun lie beneath the Cathedral of Santo Domingo.
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Qenko
Date Added: 25th Sep 2018
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 17th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Qenko submitted by Michelledubois on 11th Oct 2011. Near Cuzco is at a site called Qenqo, which is a monstrous rock all carved out with tunnels inside, and the whole upper surface is a maze of sculpted surfaces. The stone is andesite. The "thing" in this photo creates a perfect Puma head shadow 2 times a year. Nobody knows its true purpose.
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Puca Pucara
Date Added: 25th Sep 2018
Site Type: Stone Fort or Dun
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 17th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 5 Access 4
Puca Pucara submitted by SolarMegalith on 6th Jan 2011. Ruins of Puca Pucara fort (photo taken on May 2008).
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Tambomachay
Date Added: 25th Sep 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 4
Tambomachay submitted by davidmorgan on 23rd Apr 2010. Water is channelled down through this structure.
November 1994.
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Chinchero
Date Added: 25th Sep 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 13th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Chinchero submitted by Jurgen on 5th Dec 2006. Sacred Valley of the Incas, Cusco, Peru.
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Chotuna-Chornancap
Date Added: 25th Sep 2018
Site Type: Ancient Temple
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 8th Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 3 Ambience 4 Access 3
Chotuna-Chornancap submitted by bat400 on 17th Sep 2012. Depiction of Naymlap arriving at Chotuna-Chornancap on his balsa raft.
Naymlap, gold plaque, Chimu 1000-1450 A.D.
Photo by wikipedian user: Paname-IV, copyright holder
Date: 31 Dec 2010
Source: Lombards Museum.
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license.
Site in Peru
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Sechin Alto
Date Added: 25th Sep 2018
Site Type: Ancient Village or Settlement
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 3rd Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 2 Ambience 4 Access 3
Log Text: Sechin Alto is a large and somewhat chaotic site with no signage. Its completely surrounded by mango orchards ("Mangos are money." said our guide.) If you are shown where to climb up on paths and among the sharp edged rock pieces that make up the structure, you can see foundations of rooms, platforms, and an area in the central mound made from piled adobe.
This is a stark and exposed site. Awesome and intimidating.
Willkawain
Date Added: 24th Sep 2018
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 5 Access 4
Ichik Willkawain submitted by bat400 on 22nd Oct 2018. Site in Ancash Dept., Peru.
Photo by bat400, September 2018.
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Ichik Willkawain
Date Added: 24th Sep 2018
Site Type: Chambered Tomb
Country: Peru
Visited: Yes on 1st Sep 2018. My rating: Condition 4 Ambience 4 Access 4
Ichik Willkawain submitted by bat400 on 22nd Oct 2018. Site in Ancash Dept., Peru.
Photo by bat400, September 2018.
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