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Archaeologists in Peru discovered a buried pyramid, shedding new light on ceremonial practices of the Caral, the oldest civilization in the Americas.

In early 2025, archaeologists announced that they’d uncovered an unknown pyramidal structure at the Chupacigarro site, a kilometer west of the UNESCO‑listed Sacred City of Caral‑Supe in Peru’s Supe ...
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A newly found pyramid in Peru expands the sacred landscape of Caral-Supe

Archaeologists in Peru uncovered a pyramid-like building near the Sacred City of Caral-Supe, one of the oldest urban centers ...
Travel + Leisure

This 5,000-year-old City in Peru Is a Less-crowded Alternative to Machu Picchu

Time travel hasn’t been invented, but standing in the dusty desert plains off of Peru’s north-central coast, awed by the sight of a half-dozen crumbling pyramids, I’m not sure that’s entirely true.
The State

Overgrown trees hid 3,800-year-old pyramid-like structure in Peru — until now. See it

Workers cleaning overgrown bushes and trees from Chupacigarro archaeological site found an ancient pyramid-like building, officials said. Photo from Caral Archaeological Zone, Executive Unit 003 of ...
Miami Herald

4,000-year-old altar — used for ceremonial burns — found near pyramid in Peru

Archaeologists excavating some 4,000-year-old ruins in Peru found a circular altar used for ceremonial burns, officials said and photos show. Photo from Peru’s Ministry of Culture At the base of an ...
Smithsonian Magazine

First City in the New World?

The amphitheater served as the ceremonial heart of a thriving city 4,600 years ago. George Steinmetz Why Did They Leave the Coast? Fishermen today ply Peru's coast in bull-rush boats as they have for ...
Moviefone

Caral: Sacred City of the Andes (2020)

The Sacred City of Caral or Caral-Supe is the capital of the Norte Chico Civilization of Supe located in the Supe Valley, 200 km (124 miles) north of Lima. The Sacred City of Caral is the earliest ...