Ventanillas de Otuzco

Coordinates: 7°7′33″S 78°27′27″W / 7.12583°S 78.45750°W / -7.12583; -78.45750
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Ventanillas de Otuzco
Partial view of the archaeological site.
Ventanillas de Otuzco is located in Peru
Ventanillas de Otuzco
Shown within Peru
Location Peru
Los Baños del Inca District, Cajamarca Province
Coordinates7°7′33″S 78°27′27″W / 7.12583°S 78.45750°W / -7.12583; -78.45750
TypeSettlement
History
PeriodsEarly Intermediate
CulturesChavínMoche

Ventanillas de Otuzco are a Peruvian archaeological site located in the district of Baños del Inca, 8 km northwest of the city of Cajamarca.Learn about VEntanillas de otuzco The crypts fulfilled its function of funerary enclosure.

Location[edit]

It is located near the Otuzco village in Baños del Inca District 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of the city of Cajamarca. The site is located on volcanic rock, covering an area of about 1,700 square metres (18,000 sq ft).[1][2]

Detail of the archaeological site.

Chronology[edit]

It has an antiquity of 300BCE - 200CE of the Early Intermediate period.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ventanillas De Otuzco" (in Spanish). Mincetur. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Ponce 2009.

Sources[edit]

Ponce, Victor Miguel (Winter 2009), "The Necropolis of Otuzco, Northern Peru", South American Explorer (89), archived from the original on 25 January 2014

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