Sitio Arqueologico Laguna
Sitio Arqueologico Laguna is an archaeological site in Casma District, Casma Province, Ancash. Sitio Arqueologico Laguna is situated nearby to the archaeological site Cerro Sechín.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 1¼ km west of Sitio Arqueologico Laguna.
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 1½ km north of Sitio Arqueologico Laguna.
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.
Sitio Arqueologico Laguna
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Casma District, Casma Province, Ancash, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-9.47865° or 9° 28′ 43″ southLongitude
-78.24593° or 78° 14′ 45″ westOpen location code
6723GQC3+GJOpenStreetMap ID
way 156242978OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cerro Sechín and Pampa Rosario.
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