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Overview
Full Day – Caral- Second oldest civilization in the world. Discover the oldest civilization in America on a tour of the Caral archaeological site in Lima. Go back in time more than 500,000 years to learn about their religion, culture, and way of life.
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Description
We will start by picking you up from your accommodation and then we will head to Caral.
Join us to visit our oldest sacred city in Peru and South America, called Caral, which is considered the second oldest civilization in the world with more than 5000 years old.
Seat of the first Andean civilization that forged the bases of its own unique social organization, which together with Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China and Mesoamerica are the original centers of culture in the world.
It is made up of 32 monumental buildings, comprised in a complex system of settlements that show a strong religious ideology, among which there are ceremonial buildings, residential sectors for people of different social rank, a group of smaller temples and workshops for production.
We will also observe the place where the offerings to the gods were made as well as their ceremonies, rituals, festivities and most importantly the quipus (accounting system).
After the tour, we will return you to your accommodation.
What's included
Itinerary
We will start by picking you up from your accommodation and then we will head to Caral.
Next, we will start visiting our oldest sacred city in Peru and South America, called Caral, which is considered the second oldest civilization in the world with more than 5000 years old.
Caral is located on the left bank of the middle lower valley of Supe, 26 km. from the coast and 350 meters above sea level; It occupies 66 hectares. It includes a core area with 32 public structures and several residential complexes, and an area on the periphery, which borders the valley where several housing complexes were built.
In the core space of the Sacred City of Caral are the highest-status public and domestic buildings, distributed in two large halves: High Caral, on the north side and Low Caral, on the south.
Various religious festivities were celebrated in the city of Caral, in which architectural remodeling, fairs and ritual ceremonies were carried out.
We will also observe the place where the offerings to the gods were made as well as their ceremonies, rituals, festivities and most importantly the quipus (accounting system).
After the tour, we will return you to your accommodation.
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