Peru’s 3,800-Year-Old Penico Citadel Reopens to the World

After eight years of meticulous restoration, Peru’s ancient Penico site, a 3,800-year-old hub of the Caral civilization, welcomes tourists in the Supe Valley. 

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#Peñico was founded between 1,800 and 1,500 BC.

It is close to where the #Caral civilization, the oldest in the Americas, developed 5,000 years ago.

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Exceptionally Well-Preserved Remains of a 5,000-Year-Old Woman from Elite Coastal Culture Found in Peru A team of archaeologists has found the burial of an elite woman in Áspero, an ancient fishing city of the Caral civilization (3000-1800 BCE) located in the province of Barranca, near Lima. She was between 20 and 35 years old when she died, and was entombed inside the building known as the Huaca de los […] The post Exceptionally Well-Preserved Remains of a 5,000-Year-Old Woman from Elite Coastal Culture Found in Peru appeared first on Good News Network.

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