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  1. Chavin de Huantar is an important Early Horizon (800-200 B.C.) ceremonial center in the Andes Mountains. Located at the junction of two rivers, its strategic location allowed for religious pilgrams from the desert coast and the Amazonian rainforest to participate in the cult activities. Pictured here is the monumental ...

  2. A panoramic view of the entire 2012 HARP excavations at Huaricanga. This photo was taken from atop the project truck to capture an overhead perspective of the entire 10 m x 10 m excavation grid. For more information on the archaeological research at the Late Archaic (3,000-1,800 B.C.) site of Huaricanga in the Fortalez...

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  3. This GigaPan depicts a profile of the 2012 HARP excavations. Not only does it show the profile carved out by a modern irrigation canal (below) but it also provides a cross-sectional view of the various construction phases of the 5,000 year old temples found at the Late Archaic site of Huaricanga, Peru. To follow curren...

  4. The Castillo de Huaricanga is an Initial Period (1,800-900 B.C.) citadel that overlooks the Fortaleza River. The Castillo is made up of a series of structures that together form a platform mound similar to the Late Archaic (3,000-1,800 B.C.) architecture at the site. During the Initial Period and the subsequent Early H...

  5. This is the back of the Main Mound at Huaricanga, a Late Archaic (3,000-1,800 B.C.) site in the Fortaleza Valley, Peru. This platform mound construction is the largest in the Norte Chico. This side of the monument would've greated people who entered the valley from the coast. There are several impressive mounded areas ...

  6. This is the front of the Main Mound at Huaricanga, a Late Archaic (3,000-1,800 B.C.) site in the Fortaleza Valley, Peru. This platform mound construction is the largest in the Norte Chico. In front of the monument would've been a sunken circular court. The iconic huancas or large standing stones of Huaricanga are promi...

  7. Cerro Sechin is an Initial Period (1,800-900 B.C.) site in the Casma Valley of Peru. The carved stone facade depicts gruesome images of figures brandishing clubs, severed heads, and dismembered body parts. Some scholars suggest that this monument may have served as a testimony of a particular group's victory in warfare...

  8. This view of the beach at Barranca, Peru was taken from high above next to the Christ statue that sits atop a cliff extending into the Pacific Ocean.

  9. This is a view of the beach in Barranca, Peru taken from atop an escarpment high above the Pacific Ocean.

  10. A 360 degree panorama of Caballete, a Late Archaic (3,000-1,800 B.C.) site in the Fortaleza Valley, Peru. The picture was taken from within the middle of the main plaza in order to capture the U-shaped layout of the site with its monumental architecture on three sides.

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