Sitio Arqueologico Taukachi-Konkán
Sitio Arqueologico Taukachi-Konkán is an archaeological site in Ancash, Peru.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sechin and Sechin Alto.
Sechin
Photo: Sylvain2803, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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 south of Sitio Arqueologico Taukachi-Konkán.
Sechin Bajo
Archaeological site
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Sechin Bajo is a large archaeological site with ruins dating from 3500 BCE to 1300 BCE, making it not only one of the oldest centers of civilization in the Western Hemisphere, but also one of the oldest civilization centers on earth, although Göbekli Tepe is nearly twice as old. Sechin Bajo is situated 2½ km southwest of Sitio Arqueologico Taukachi-Konkán.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casma.
Casma
Photo: Fcarrera17, CC0.
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 Taukachi-Konkán
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ancash, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-9.45249° or 9° 27′ 9″ southLongitude
-78.24652° or 78° 14′ 48″ westOpen location code
6723GQX3+29OpenStreetMap ID
way 164193039OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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