Huaricanga
Huaricanga is the earliest city of the Norte Chico civilization, called Caral or Caral-Supe in Peru and Spanish language sources. Established around 3500 BC, Huaricanga was the oldest city in the Americas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Huaricanga
- Type: Hamlet with 167 residents
- Description: archaeological site in Peru
- Categories: archaeological site and locality
- Location: Paramonga District, Barranca, Lima region, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-10.48849° or 10° 29′ 19″ southLongitude
-77.75071° or 77° 45′ 3″ westPopulation
167Elevation
197 metres (646 feet)Open location code
57X4G66X+JPOpenStreetMap ID
node 3007860505OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3939192Wikidata ID
Q5926178
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Huaricanga” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Huaricanga”
- French: “Huaricanga”
- Portuguese: “Huaricanga”
- Spanish: “Huaricanga”
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