Sacred City of Caral-Supe
The 5,000-year-old archaeological site of Caral-Supe is a 626-hectare site located on a dry desert terrace overlooking the green valley of the Supe River. Dating back to the Late Archaic period in the Central Andes, it is the oldest center of civilization in the Americas. The site is well-preserved and impressive for the complexity of its design and architecture, especially its massive stone and earthen platforms and sunken circular courtyards. Caral is one of 18 urban settlements located in the same area, with complex and magnificent architecture, including six large pyramid structures. Knots (a system of knots used in Andean civilizations to record information) found on the site attest to the development and complexity of Caral society. The planning of the city and some of its components, including pyramid structures and elite residences, clearly indicate ceremonial functions, suggesting a strong religious ideology.
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| number of rooms | lccn-n82125269 |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/03mwbm |
| location | Supe District |
| Commons category | Caral-Supe |
| coordinate location | Point(-77.520277777 -10.893611111) |
| official website | http://www.caralperu.gob.pe/nueva/principal_ing.html |
| Commons gallery | Caral-Supe |
| page banner | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Caral%20Banner.jpg |
| different from | Carl's Jr. |
| area | 626.36 |
| World Heritage criteria | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| country | Peru |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/PeruCaral01.jpg |
| ISNI | 0000 0000 8933 9158 |
| executive body | Caral-Supe |
| location of creation | Caral-Supe |
| start time | 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | ح |
| official name | Sacred City of Caral-Supe |
| official name | Ciudad Sagrada de Caral-Supe |
| official name | Ville sacrée de Caral-Supe |
| official name | 聖地カラル‐スーぺ |
| official name | Heilige stad van Caral-Supe |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| volume as quantity | Larousse Encyclopedia online |
| area | 14620.31 |
| applies to part | buffer zone |