Cahuachi

Cahuachi is a former cult center of the indigenous Nazca culture and is about 28 kilometers west of the present city of Nazca in Peru.

In the years 1984 to 1998 in-depth excavations in this area of ​​ruins were under the direction of the Italian Giuseppe Orefici the Centro Italiano Studi e Ricerche Archeologiche Precolombiane ( CISRAP ) made ​​and partially reconstructed the settlement.

The site covers an area of ​​about 24 square kilometers and contains six built of sun-dried bricks stepped pyramids, one of which has the largest a height of around 30 meters. In addition to the pyramids are still about 40 other Gebäudestukturen in Cahuachi. It is one of the largest Zeremonialstätten, which are known from pre-Columbian times.

As a cult center Cahuachi served for about 500 years from the beginning of our era to circa 500 AD The earliest ceramic pieces can be dated to about 200 AD.

In the vicinity of Cahuachi are the famous geoglyphs ( Nazca Lines ), which probably had cultic function.

Chan Chan Choquequirao Qurikancha Cusco Huaca de la Luna Huaca del Sol Huaca Prieta Huayna Picchu Willkawayin Jisk'a Iru Muqu Kuelap Kuntur Wasi Patallaqta Ollantaytambo Písac Runkuraqay Tambo Colorado
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