El Gran Templo del centro ceremonial de Cahuachi (Nazca, Perú)*

Aïcha Bachir Bacha Óscar Daniel Llanos Jacinto * Agradecemos al doctor Giuseppe Orefici su disposición para publicar los datos de campo y su amable apoyo por habernos proporcionado los archivos del CISRAP; a la doctora Elvina Pieri por su apoyo … Sigue leyendo

The Great Temple at the Ceremonial Site of Cahuachi (Nazca, Perú)

Among the many Nazca sites that are scattered in the basin of the Rio Grande, stands out Cahuachi, which had a continuous occupation from 400 BC to 450 AC. Today uninhabited, the site of the ancient Nazca capital covers an area of 24 km2. It is located at 360 meters and 40 kilometers from the Pacific coast at coordinates 14 º 49′S, 75 º 07′W. It is located 500 km south of Lima, Ica Department, and 18 km west of the city of Nazca (Fig. 1).

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