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27 February, 2008 12:15:53

Mysterious Pyramid Complex Discovered in Peru


Kelly Hearn
National Geographic News

The remnants of at least ten pyramids have been discovered on the coast of Peru, marking what could be a vast ceremonial site of an ancient, little-known culture, archaeologists say.

In January construction crews working in the province of Piura discovered several truncated pyramids and a large adobe platform (see map). Officials from Peru's National Institute of Culture (INC) were dispatched to inspect the discovery.

It was  announced that the complex, which is 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) long and 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) wide, belonged to the ancient Vicús culture and was likely either a religious center or a cemetery for nobility.

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30 October, 2006 11:35:50

Kingdoms of the North

for map of the area - click here -Courtesy of
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In the middle of the desert, noteworthy natural refuges survive.

Photos: Alejandro Tello


Festival of the crosses
enlargeSunset at Lake Ñapique
(LIP-wb) -- Few people are aware that the extremely arid Sechura desert possesses three distinct aquatic ecosystems inhabited by an impressive number of birds: the lakes of Ñapique and Ramón, the mangroves of San Pedro and the Virrilá estuary.

Researcher Alejandro Tello, one of Peru’s birding experts, has visited the area several times and recounts here his valuable experience

The narrow ribbon of asphalt that links the city of Piura with the port of Bayóvar is interrupted to the south of the village of Sechura by a strip of sea water reaching 35 kilometers into the interior. This is the Virrilá estuary, the ancient course of the Piura River and still used by it occasionally.

Today it is home to the largest colony of flamingoes in all Peru; with no less than twenty thousand of these birds putting the famous flocks of Paracas in the shade.

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