Cerro Sechín
Cerro Sechín is an archaeological site in Casma District, Casma Province, Ancash. Cerro Sechín is situated nearby to the museum Museo Regional de Casma ‘Max Uhle’.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 1 km north of Cerro Sechín.
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. Sechin Bajo is situated 2½ km north of Cerro Sechín.
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.
Cerro Sechín
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Casma District, Casma Province, Ancash, Peru, South America
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Latitude
-9.48684° or 9° 29′ 13″ southLongitude
-78.25717° or 78° 15′ 26″ westOpen location code
6723GP7V+74OpenStreetMap ID
way 553333218OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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