Las Huacas
Las Huacas is an archaeological site in Casma District, Casma Province, Ancash.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sechin and Museo Regional de Casma ‘Max Uhle’.
Sechin
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Cerro Sechín is an archaeological site in the Casma Province of the Ancash Region in northern Peru. Dating to 1600 BC, the site was discovered by Peruvian archaeologists Julio C.
Museo Regional de Casma ‘Max Uhle’
Museum
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Museo Regional de Casma ‘Max Uhle’ is a museum, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Las Huacas.
Sechin Alto
Archaeological site
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Sechin Alto is a massive architectural complex in Peru belonging to the Early Formative period. It is located in the Casma Province, the Ancash Region, on the left bank of the Sechín River, east of the town of the same name. Sechin Alto is situated 4 km north of Las Huacas.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casma.
Casma
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Casma is a city in the coastal desert of Peru, located 330 kilometers northwest of Lima. It is the capital of the province of Casma and the third most populous city in the Ancash Region with an estimated population of 29,343.
Las Huacas
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Casma District, Casma Province, Ancash, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-9.5° or 9° 30′ southLongitude
-78.23333° or 78° 14′ westElevation
188 metres (617 feet)Open location code
6723GQ28+2MGeoNames ID
3695565
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