Regional travel in Peru – Travel program PTW-CAJ005-en
1 day
• 08:00 h Departure to Kuntur Wasi Ceremonial Center, on mount La
Copa, Province of San Pablo (2300 m). About 1100 B.C. the temple was
built on top of the mountain with tiered platforms and burial
structures. There are lithosculptures related to Cupisnique and
Chavín de Huántar.
• The term «Kuntur Wasi» comes from Quechua and means «house of the
condor». The ceremonial center has been renovated and modified
several times. Several burials with numerous offerings such as gold,
pottery, stone and bone jewelry and snail shells have been
discovered under the temple floor.
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After seeing the monoliths, visit the local museum where the gold
objects found by the Japanese research team, such as necklaces,
crowns, ear ornaments, pectoral ornaments, as well as small trophy
heads of figures from the Chavin, Cupisnique, Kuntur Wasi and
Jequetepeque iconographies.
• Return to Cajamarca.
Arequipa
Cajamarca
Chachapoyas
Chiclayo, Trujillo
Cusco
Huaraz
Iquitos
Lima
Manu
Pacaya-Samiria
Paracas, Ica, Nasca
Puno
Selva Central
Northern Beaches
Tambopata
Tarapoto
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