Túcume

Túcume is a pre-Hispanic site in , south of the on a plain around La Raya Mountain. It covers an area of over 540 acres and encompassing 26 major pyramids and mounds.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cultural heritage site in Peru
  • Also known as: “Complejo arqueológico de Túcume”, “Piramides de Túcume”, “Pirámides de Túcume”, “Pyramids of Túcume”, “Tuqueme”, “Zona Arqueologica Tucume”, “Zona Arqueológica Túcume”, and “ツクーメ”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Museo de Sitio Túcume.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 720 metres northwest of Túcume.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Túcume and Illimo.

Town
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is a town.

Town
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is a locality in . is situated 5 km north of Túcume.

Túcume

Latitude
-6.51901° or 6° 31′ 9″ south
Longitude
-79.84381° or 79° 50′ 38″ west
Elevation
65 metres (213 feet)
Open location code
6752F5J4+9F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 31245401
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3810881
Wiki­data ID
Q1677131
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Túcume” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Túcume”
  • Cebuano: “Túcume”
  • Danish: “Túcume”
  • Dutch: “Piramiden van Túcume”
  • Dutch: “Túcume”
  • Esperanto: “Tukume”
  • French: “Túcume”
  • Georgian: “ტუკუმე”
  • German: “Pyramiden von Túcume”
  • Hebrew: “טוקומה”
  • Hungarian: “Túcume”
  • Irish: “Túcume”
  • Italian: “Túcume”
  • Japanese: “トゥクメ”
  • Macedonian: “Тукуме”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Tucume”
  • Norwegian: “Túcume”
  • Portuguese: “Tucume”
  • Quechua: “Tukumi chuntukuna”
  • Russian: “Тукуме”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Túcume”
  • Spanish: “Túcume”
  • Ukrainian: “Тукуме”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Túcume Viejo and Mochumí.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: pyramidas and Huaca Los Gavilanes.

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