Duration:
3 Days 2 Nights
Difficulty:
Easy
Altitude:
500 masl
Tour Type:
Archeology
Max. people:
06 Min - 15 Max
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Tour in Lima and Caral is an archaeological site where the remains of the main city of the Caral civilization are located 182 kilometers north of Lima… On a high, dry terrace overlooking a green river valley in the Andes Mountains of Peru, lies a complex of American pyramids that may be older than the pyramids of Egypt. These structures are remnants of the ancient city of Caral, which some have called the oldest society in the Americas.
Caral was built about 5,000 years ago, more or less, according to pioneering research published in Science in 2001. This date of origin places it before the Egyptian pyramids in Africa and some 4,000 years before the Inca Empire rose to power on the South American continent. This history and the great extension of the site led UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, to declare it a World Heritage Site in 2009.
Caral is a large settlement in the Supe Valley, near Supe, province of Barranca, Peru, about 200 km north of Lima. Caral is the oldest city in the Americas, and is a well-studied site of the Caral or Norte Chico civilization. The urban complex extends over 150 acres (607,000 m²) and contains plazas and residential buildings. Caral was a thriving metropolis at about the same time that the great pyramids of Egypt were being built.
The main pyramid (Great Pyramid) occupies an area almost the size of four soccer fields and is 18 meters high. Caral is the largest recorded site in the Andean region, dating from before 2000 BC, and appears to be the model of urban design adopted by the Andean civilizations that arose and disappeared over four millennia. It is believed that Caral may answer questions about the origins of Andean civilizations and the development of the first cities.
IMPORTANT: You must bring a copy of your passport on the first day of the hike.
Lima is the capital of Peru and is located on the Pacific coast of the country. Although its colonial center has been preserved, it is a bustling metropolis and one of the largest in South America. The Larco Museum houses pre-Columbian art, while the National Museum displays the history of Peru’s ancient civilizations. The Plaza de Armas and its 16th-century cathedral form the core of Lima’s old town.
Getting to Lima from any other country is totally easy, you just have to buy international flights from your country of origin to the Jorge Chavez Airport in Lima, from here you can move to any other point of the country, you can buy local flights to Cusco, Arequipa, Puno, Tarapoto, Puerto Maldonado, Cajamarca, Ayacucucho, or any other national destination of interest.
To protect your trip, we recommend the purchase of travel insurance, having an insurance before the trip is highly recommended, we have agreements with companies that provide this service that will make your trip more peaceful and pleasant in Peru.
From Andino Tours Peru, we work for the conservation of the environment, that is why we work in the reforestation program carried out in the community of Mikaypata, Ninamarca, Huatoqto and others committing them to the care of the environment. Also every year we share smiles with our children with our program donate a gift.
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