The site of Caral, one of Peru's most important archaeological areas, has a new jewel in its crown after eight years of ...

Peñico was established in 1800 B.C., just after the 5,000-year-old Caral civilization fell due to climate change.

Caral-Supe is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, and oldest-known in the Americas, and Peñico likely inherited ...

Fresh from a visit to the 5,000-year-old, lost-to-time metropolis at Caral, one writer discovers the wonders of Peru’s less-famous “lost city.” ...

The 5000-year-old 626-hectare archaeological site of The Sacred City of Caral-Supe is situated on a dry desert terrace overlooking the green valley of the Supe river. It dates back to the Late Archaic ...

The Caral Archaeological Zone has presented a new archaeological site: Peñico, a monument located in the Supe Valley. Its ...

Caral society developed between 3000 and 1800 BC, around the same time as other great cultures in Mesopotamia, Egypt and China. The city is situated in the fertile Supe valley, ...

To the music of conch shell trumpets, a 3,800-year-old citadel of the Caral civilization—one of the oldest in the ...

Caral sits in the Supe Valley, a region of Peru’s high desert nestled between the rainforest, mountains and the Pacific coast. The valley is brimming with ancient monumental architecture. And in the ...

The Caral civilization flourished from 3000–1800 BCE. Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Search for: ...

Caral, which was inhabited by the Norte Chico people, was around for four millennia before the rise of the Inca Empire and saw no outside influence. It might even be the oldest known city in the ...