Sechin Bajo

Sechin Bajo plaza 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.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sechin and Museo Regional de Casma ‘Max Uhle’.

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Cerro Sechín is an archaeological site in the Casma Province of the Ancash Region in northern . Dating to 1600 BC, the site was discovered by Peruvian archaeologists Julio C.

Museum
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is a museum, which is situated 2 km southeast of Sechin Bajo.

Archaeological site
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is a massive architectural complex in belonging to the Early Formative period. It is located in the Casma Province, the Ancash Region, on the left bank of the , east of the town of the same name. is situated 2½ km east of Sechin Bajo.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casma.

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is a city in the coastal desert of , located 330 kilometers northwest of Lima. It is the capital of the and the third most populous city in the Ancash Region with an estimated population of 29,343.

Sechin Bajo

Latitude
-9.4646° or 9° 27′ 53″ south
Longitude
-78.2648° or 78° 15′ 53″ west
Open location code
6723GPPP+53
Open­Street­Map ID
way 164199750
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q6123107
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Spanish—“Sechin Bajo” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Sechín Baxu”
  • Chinese: “謝欽巴霍”
  • Korean: “세친 바호”
  • Spanish: “Sechin Bajo”
  • Spanish: “Sechín Bajo”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Taukachi-Konkán and Museo Regional de Casma Max Uhle.

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