Huaca Cortada
Huaca Cortada is an archaeological site in Magdalena de Cao District, Province of Ascope, La Libertad. Huaca Cortada is situated nearby to the archaeological site El Brujo, as well as near Huaca Cao Viejo.Photo: Santiagostucchi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: cultural heritage site in Peru
- Also known as: “Huaca Prieta”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include El Brujo and Huaca Cao Viejo.
El Brujo
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The El Brujo Archaeological Complex is an ancient archaeological site, located in the Chicama Valley just north of Trujillo, La Libertad Province, Peru, that was occupied from preceramic times. El Brujo is situated 670 metres southeast of Huaca Cortada.
Huaca Cao Viejo
Archaeological site
Photo: Véronique Debord-Lazaro, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huaca Cao Viejo is an archaeological site, which is situated 690 metres southeast of Huaca Cortada.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magdalena de Cao and Santiago de Cao.
Magdalena de Cao
Village
Photo: Velvet, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Magdalena de Cao is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the district Magdalena de Cao of Ascope Province in the region La Libertad. This town is located some 56 km northwest of Trujillo city in the agricultural Chicama Valley. Magdalena de Cao is situated 4 km north of Huaca Cortada.
Santiago de Cao
Village
Santiago de Cao is a town in Northern Peru, capital of the district Santiago de Cao of Ascope Province in the region La Libertad. This town is located some 33 km northwest of Trujillo city in the agricultural Chicama Valley. Santiago de Cao is situated 10 km southeast of Huaca Cortada.
Huaca Cortada
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Magdalena de Cao District, Province of Ascope, La Libertad, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-7.91132° or 7° 54′ 41″ southLongitude
-79.30827° or 79° 18′ 30″ westHeight
15 metres (49 feet)Open location code
67423MQR+FMOpenStreetMap ID
way 156256712OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q21002983
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Huaca Cortada” goes by many names.
- French: “Huaca Cortada”
- Spanish: “Huaca Cortada”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Huaca Prieta and Loza Deportiva de Moncada.
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