History of Peru
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The history of Peru spans 15 millennia, extending back through several stages of cultural development along the country's desert coastline and in the Andes mountains. Peru's coast was home to the Nort
Norte Chico Caral pyramids in the arid Supe Valley, some 20 kilometers from the Pacific coast.
Chavin gold crown from the formative epoch, 1200–300 BCE, in the (Larco Museum Collection), Nazca Lines, created by the Nazca culture.
The Moche culture is world-renowned for its pottery, pictured is a condor from about 300 CE.
Walls of Soloco fortress, Chachapoyas, Peru.
Nazca lines
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The Nazca lines are a group of geoglyphs made in the soil of the Nazca Desert in southern Peru. They were created between 500 BC and 500 AD by people making depressions or shallow incisions in the des
History of Peru
…impressive metalwork, as well as some of the finest pottery seen in the ancient world, while the Nazca are known for their textiles and the enigmatic Nazca lines. These coastal cultures eventually began to decline as a result of recurring el Niño floods and droughts. In consequence, the Huari and Tiwanaku, who…
Aerial photograph of one of the Nazca lines, taken in July 2015, that shows the design known as "the monkey"
Nazca lines seen from SPOT satellite
Satellite picture of an area containing lines: north is to the right (coordinates: 14°42′S 75°00′W / 14.7°S 75.°W / -14.7; -75.)
The Spider (la Araña)