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The 5000-year-old 626-hectare archaeological site of The Sacred City of Caral-Supe is situated on a dry desert terrace overlooking the green valley of the Supe river. It dates back to the Late Archaic Period of the Central Andes and is the oldest centre of civilization in the Americas.
Aug 28, 2014 · Sacred City of Caral-Supe - UNESCO. Caral: the oldest town in the New World – Philip Coppens. Caral, the oldest city in America – Go2Peru. Caral: (Pyramid Complex) – Ancient-Wisdom. Watch documentary ‘The Lost Pyramids of Caral’.
Caral is the origin of Andean culture. More than five thousand years old, Caral developed at the same time as other great cultures in Mesopotamia, Egypt and China. This sacred city is situated in the middle of the Supe Valley, amid fertile lands close to the sea, and was inhabited by skilled fishermen, farmers and expert seafarers.
Since the early 21st century, it has been recognized as the oldest-known civilization in the Americas, and as one of the six sites where civilization separately originated in the ancient world. [4] This civilization flourished along three rivers, the Fortaleza, the Pativilca, and the Supe.
Feb 25, 2023 · The Norte Chico civilization (also known as Caral or Caral-Supe) was a complex pre-Columbian society that included up to thirty major population centers in the Norte Chico region of the north-central coast of Peru. It is the oldest known civilization in the Americas, having flourished between the 30th century B.C. and the 18th century B.C.
Jul 6, 2020 · 3,880 likes. peru. The Citadel of #Caral, in which lived the oldest civilization of #America, celebrates 7 years as Cultural Heritage of Humanity and it never ceases to amaze us with its new findings. Visit it!
Dec 6, 2023 · Cite this page. Caral's plan and some of its components, including pyramidal structures and residence of the elite, show clear evidence of ceremonial functions, signifying a powerful religious ideology.
