Cahuachi's secrets revealed from space

Italian scientists discovered, with the help of satellite infrared images, a structure that looks like a pyramid buried in the archaeological site of Cahuachi, in Nasca. The structure appears to be halve-built and has at least four terraces with rising levels.

Since 1982, the Italian archaeologist Giuseppe Orefici and his team members have been excavating in Cahuachi, 28 kilometers from Nasca, where they have 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 are ceremonial garments for children and adults.

Cahuachi is the largest mud ceremonial center in the world, covering an area of 24 square kilometers. It was an important center for the Nasca culture, BC 400 to AD 400, and it was mostly used to make agricultural offerings. The Nasca Culture is known worldwide because of its lines and gigantic figures drawn in the desert.

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