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Caral
THE OLDEST CIVILIZATION IN AMERICA
Caral represents the oldest civilization in America, developed almost simultaneously with those of Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China. The inhabitants from Peru were ahead, at least 1500 years to those of Mesoamerica. The Sacred City of Caral lies in the fertile Supe valley, in the middle of an arid desert, 182 km north of Lima. For its extension and architectural complexity, it’s the most outstanding urban settlement of all identified ones in the new continent between 3000 and 2000 B.C.
This millenary city occupies 66 hectares, conformed by monumental pyramidal structures and dozens of architectural groups built with stone and clay. Its organization model influenced the development of all Peruvian civilizations. The Inca culture flourished 4400 years after Caral.
Children's funerals have been dug. Some were buried with dresses and necklaces, as an expression of their high social position. Among the many excavated objects, a group of 70 flutes, mainly elaborated in condor and pelican bones confirms the collective musical practice of the Caral society, an artistic tradition that would be part of the Andean cultural inheritance of all times.
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CARAL, THE OLDEST CIVILIZATION IN AMERICA
Reception at the hotel in Lima. Drive 182 km north along the Panamerican highway through arid deserts to the Sacred City of Caral, situated in the lush Supe valley. For its extension and architectonic complexity, it is the most prominent urban settlement of all identified in the ‘New World’. Composed by several pyramids, Caral represents the oldest civilization in America, developed almost simultaneous with Mesopotamia, Egypt, India and China. Lunch at a local restaurant. Transfer to the hotel en Lima.
*Daily
*Only private bus.
* Minimum 6 passengers
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