Sunday, July 6, 2008

Uncovering the secrets of Cahuachi

Since 1982, the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Orefici and his team members have been excavating in Cahuachi, a site 28 kilometers far from Nasca, in the region of Ica. The team of archaeologists has found a walled building complex with four groups of large constructions. Among the buildings that stand out are the Great Pyramid, the Great Temple, and the Stepped Temple. In 1998, a deposit with 200 textiles was discovered, some depicting unknown myths; these cloth are ceremonial garments for children and adults.

Cahuachi is the largest mud ceremonial center in the world, covering an area of 24 square kilometers. The site was an important center for the Nasca culture (400 BC to 400 AD) and it was mostly used to make agricultural offerings.

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