Latin America

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By:
Mark Milligan
Date:
January 30, 2025


Archaeologists excavating the Chupacigarro archaeological site have discovered a previously unknown pyramidal structure.

Chupacigarro is part of the Caral Archaeological Zone, located just one kilometre west of the Sacred City of Caral in the Supe valley of Peru’s Lima region.

Caral was the main city of the Caral civilisation, a complex Pre-Columbian people that flourished between the fourth and second millennia BC. Caral is considered one of the oldest urban centres in the Americas, which many archaeologists attribute as the model for the urban design adopted by various Andean civilisations that followed.


Situated in a small ravine, Chupacigarro was part of a larger network of settlements in the Supe Valley, serving as a key point along a communication route that linked the valley to the Huaura coast, enabling trade and resource exchange.

Previous excavations at Chupacigarro have identified public or ceremonial structures arranged around a central space. The most prominent structure, simply known as the “Main Building”, features a sunken circular plaza—an iconic architectural element of Caral civilisation.

More:
https://www.heritagedaily.com/2025/01/pyramidal-structure-discovered-in-chupacigarro/154430