🧿 Montegrande (archaeological site)

Peru · Americas · 5.72°S, 78.79°W

Huaca Montegrande is a pre-Columbian Peruvian archaeological site in Jaén District,, in the Cajamarca department. It is a spiral-shaped temple or enclosure built around 6,000 BP, by the Marañón culture that overlapped the current border with Ecuador, where this civilization is known as Mayo Chinchipe. At around 6,000 years old, the site is older than Caral. The site is located at the outskirts of the town of Jaén, Peru.

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Country	Peru
Continent / region	Americas
Coordinates (approx.)	5.72°S, 78.79°W · view on map

Montegrande (archaeological site) is located in Peru, in Americas.

More archaeological sites in Peru

Acaray · Ahuila Gencha Machay · Amaru Marka Wasi · Ancon (archaeological site) · Ancón Necropolis · Anku · Asana, Peru · Aspero · Auga Punta · Auquilohuagra.

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