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THE SACRED CITY OF CARAL
THE OLDEST CIVILIZATION OF AMERICA
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The City of Caral, located 182 kilometres North of Lima in the Supe Valley, is considered to be the most ancient in America, almost as ancient as Egypt, Mesopotamia, India and China. The City of Caral is formed by a group of edifications that allow us to witness the great scientific, technological and artistic advances its people achieved; an amazing process of development that took place under a total isolation in opposition to the cultural exchange of the societies of the old continent.
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Early in the morning pick up from the Hotel. We leave from Lima and we take the north Pan-American highway until arriving to the Km. 182 (3 hours approx.).
Then we enter for a trail in a road where we will cross canals, little rivers, plantations characteristic of the place, accompanied by the flora and typical fauna of the place (turtupilines in abundance).
Arrival to the city of Caral. Guided tour inside the city. We will be able to appreciate the macroscopic images of the place, then accompanied by an archaeologist we will visit the different constructions : 6 monumental pyramids, in two of those we can realize the architectural distribution of the first Peruvian civilization and of America.
These constructions have an amphitheater, furnaces of offerings in circular form, central squares, residential areas and religious centers. In the afternoon return to the City of Lima. Arrival to Lima and transfer to the hotel. Includes Private Transportation
▪ English/ Spanish official guide ▪ Entrance Ticket ▪ Box Lunch Not includes Services and meals where not specified ▪ Tips ▪ Personal insurance ▪ Personal expenses Very important Prices are valid only for foreign tourists and local taxes are included. |
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Caral was inhabited between roughly 3000 BC and 1600 BC, enclosing an area of 66 hectares.
Caral has been described by its excavators as the oldest urban center in the Americas, accommodating more than 3,000 inhabitants and forming the center of a Caral Supe Civilization, spread over several settlements along the Peruvian coast.
The Caral pyramids date from as early as the 17th century BC. Their construction is thought to have continued until the 25st century BC, making their age comparable to that of the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Egypt, built between 2600 and 2480 BCE.
The Caral culture was succeeded by the Chavin culture from ca. 100 BC. |
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