World Heritage City since 2009
Caral is located in the central coast of Peru, north of Lima, and it is considered to be the first civilization in America, since it emerged approximately 5,000 years ago.
Caral has an extension of more than 65 hectares and it is formed by 32 pyramid structures of different sizes with various residential sectors that differ in location and by the material used to build them. It was a hierarchical society in which trade, fishing and agricultural activities engaged the different social sectors, but it is also interesting to note the relevance music had for Caral, since hundreds of âpututosâ and âzampoñasâ have been foundin an amphitheatre clearly built for developing their artistic skills. Caral places us, once again, in the eye of archaeology and history worldwide, and it makes us reconsider the chronological order of the world´s first civilizations.
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