THE PYRAMID OF LA HUANCA (I Sector) Pyramidal structure with a typical stepped profile. At the top there is a group of rooms and a ceremonial room. The central staircase, which leads to the top on the north side, is 5,5 m. Wide.
THE GALLERY PYRAMID (H Sector) Superimposed terraces. At the top, there are rooms constructed with wood and cane poles, with walls plastered and painted white, probably belonging to the Middle period.
THE BACK STAIRCASE Aligned with the main staircase and the “huanca� monolith, this staircase connected the pyramidal building directly to the residences on the south side.
THE UNDERGROUND GALLERY This was built in the Late period, at the top. Entry is by means of a narrow passage. The room has seven niches. When it was buried, the people of Caral drove a stele-like monolith though the roof, and put flagstones on the ground, as well as a seat made out of a whale vertebra.
LENGTH WIDTH HEIGHT
54,06 m E-W 52,04 m N-S 12,90 m
27,01 m N-S 44,08 m E-W 6,21 m
THE PYRAMID OF THE ROUND ALTAR - P Sector This has a central body and two side wings. It has a main stairway, a ceremonial room, and other rooms at the top. The west component has two access stairways: one located to the southwest and the other to the northwest, which led to the round altar. THE ALTAR OF THE FIRE Remarkably well conserved, this is a round altar with a fireplace and underground ducts. Vestiges of yellow, black, and red paint are seen here. The altar is 2,7 meters in diameter.
LENGTH WIDTH HEIGHT
LENGTH WIDTH HEIGHT
68,48 m N-S 71,97 m E-W 18,80 m
25,96 m N-S 10,96 m E-W 3,80 m
THE SMALL TEMPLE OF THE BENCH - N Sector Although smaller in size, this building is designed similarly to the other ones. It has an antechamber, a ceremonial room, back rooms and a patio. It also contains evidence of the different periods of change.
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