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CHUPACIGARRO
Location
Chupacigarro archaeological settlement can be accessed taking the exit at Km 184 of the North Pan-American highway, and then continuing for 19 kilometers towards Ámbar.
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CHUPACIGARRO URBAN CENTER LOCATION MAP
Polygonal
Occupation site
Paved road
Supe River
Political location:
Department: Lima / Province:
Barranca / District: Supe
Geographical location:
Zone: 18S
Reference system: WGS84
UTM coordinates:
223 275.01 E / 8 795 132.15 N
Average altitude: 325 m a. s. l.
Urban center area: 38.59 ha
Geographical Aspects
Settlement located on fluvial and alluvial terraces, between the Mulato (East) and Miraya (West) mountains; both separated by stream channels.
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The agricultural fields are in the northern area of the valley and the Mulato Mountain is to the east, next to the sacred city of Caral.
Its inhabitants chose a strategic place for the relationship with people from the lower section of the Supe valley and the Huaura coastline, which was their source of marine products. Furthermore, they had immediate access to the riverside forest, to puquios or springs, to quarries and farmland.
The settlement is not visible from the valley; it is possible that it was part of an extension of Sacred City of Caral, maybe used for more private or religious purposes.
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