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PUBLIC BUILDING WITH SUNKEN CIRCULAR PLAZA A
Located northeast of Allpacoto urban center, it faces southeast, towards the Supe valley and sacred city of Caral. To build it they cut the natural terrace. It had a platform, a ceremonial hall and a circular plaza.
It was built with cut stones, joined with gray clay mortar; yellow clay plaster was applied. Great rocks were placed at the corners. The platforms have deposits of coarse gravel, clay and some shicras. The building’s surface covered 2 396 m2 and it was 5,85 m high.
This monument is strategically located for communication purposes; it was a hub in the road network between the Supe valley, the Pativilca valley and the Ambar highlands.
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