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The Cerro Pátapo ruins or Northern Wari ruins are the remains of an entire precolumbian city relatively near the site of present-day Chiclayo, Peru.[1]

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  1. 19 relations: Administrative divisions of Peru, Andes, Archaeology, BBC, Chiclayo, Chiclayo Province, Country, Department of Ayacucho, Department of Lambayeque, Huaca Pucllana, Huari (archaeological site), Lima, Moche culture, Mummy, Peru, Pre-Columbian era, Provinces of Peru, Wari culture, Wari Empire.

  2. 2008 in Peru
  3. Archaeological sites in Lambayeque Region
  4. Former populated places in Peru
  5. Wari culture

Administrative divisions of Peru

The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from time to time since the nation gained independence from Spain in the early 19th century.

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Andes

The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountain Range are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America.

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Archaeology

Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.

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Chiclayo

Chiclayo (Mochica: Cɥiclaiæp) is the principal city and capital of the Lambayeque region and Chiclayo Province in northern Peru.

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Chiclayo Province

The Chiclayo Province is one of three provinces of the Lambayeque Region in Peru.

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Country

A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity.

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Department of Ayacucho

Ayacucho, known as Huamanga from its creation in 1822 until 1825, is a department and region of Peru, located in the south-central Andes of the country.

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Department of Lambayeque

Lambayeque is a department and region in northwestern Peru known for its rich Moche and Chimú historical past.

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Huaca Pucllana

Huaca Pucllana or Huaca Juliana (possibly from Quechua wak'a a local shrine to a protector deity, a sacred place, sacred, pukllana game) is a great adobe and clay pyramid located in the Miraflores district of central Lima, Peru, built from seven staggered platforms. Cerro Pátapo ruins and Huaca Pucllana are archaeological sites in Peru and Wari culture.

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Huari (archaeological site)

Huari or Wari is an archaeological site located near the town of Quinua, 22 km northeast of the city of Ayacucho, in the Ayacucho Region, Peru at an elevation between 2600 and 2900 meters. Cerro Pátapo ruins and Huari (archaeological site) are archaeological sites in Peru, Former populated places in Peru and Wari culture.

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Lima

Lima, founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (Spanish for "City of Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

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Moche culture

The Moche civilization (alternatively, the Moche culture or the Early, Pre- or Proto-Chimú) flourished in northern Peru with its capital near present-day Moche, Trujillo, Peru from about 100 to 700 AD during the Regional Development Epoch.

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Mummy

A mummy is a dead human or an animal whose soft tissues and organs have been preserved by either intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity, or lack of air, so that the recovered body does not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions.

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Peru

Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a megadiverse country with habitats ranging from the arid plains of the Pacific coastal region in the west to the peaks of the Andes mountains extending from the north to the southeast of the country to the tropical Amazon basin rainforest in the east with the Amazon River.

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Pre-Columbian era

In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era, also known as the pre-contact era, spans from the original peopling of the Americas in the Upper Paleolithic to European colonization, which began with Christopher Columbus's voyage of 1492.

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Provinces of Peru

The provinces of Peru are the second-level administrative subdivisions of the country.

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Wari culture

The Wari (Huari) were a Middle Horizon civilization that flourished in the south-central Andes and coastal area of modern-day Peru, from about 500 to 1000 AD.

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Wari Empire

The Wari Empire or Huari Empire was a political formation that emerged around 600 AD (CE) in Peru's Ayacucho Basin and grew to cover much of coastal and highland Peru. Cerro Pátapo ruins and Wari Empire are Wari culture.

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See also

2008 in Peru

Archaeological sites in Lambayeque Region

Former populated places in Peru

Wari culture

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerro_Pátapo_ruins

Also known as Cerro Pátapo, Northern Wari ruins.