Chupacigarro archaeological site

The site was declared National Cultural Heritage by the National Director’s Resolution 720/INC, dated August 01, 2002.

In the archaeological site there are components of the four periods of the Andean cultural process: the largest one, which occupies the site’s largest portion, correspond to the Initial Formative period.

Figurative and lineal geoglyphs of the Early Formative period have been identified, as well as semi-circles made of stone without mortar, distributed in the open space, flat, located at the back of the settlement. A path has also been identified, which connects the site with the Huara valley and the coastline and is being used since the Initial Formative period to date. There is a group of rooms (Sector E) and terraces in the Miraya mountain slope, which corresponds to the Early Intermediate period. The five mounds of stones, surrounded by the current farmland of squatters, have archaeological material from the late Middle Horizon. The sectors F, G, H and I –not yet investigated- from the Initial Formative period were identified at the northern end of the site. In the built design, the buildings’ main facades were oriented towards a central public space.

The following public buildings are located in the settlement’s southern area: Pyramidal Building of extended architecture and sunken circular plaza A1, Minor Public Buildings B7, B8 and B9; Public Buildings C10, C11, C12 and C13; and Minor Public Building D14.