Sacred City of Caral-Supe, Lima: How to Visit and What to Do Nearby

The Sacred City of Caral-Supe lies in the Supe Valley 200 kilometers north of Lima, Peru, the oldest known urban center in the Americas, dated to roughly 3000 BC—contemporaneous with the pyramids of Egypt. The 66-hectare site contains six large platform mounds, the tallest 18 meters high, arranged around a central plaza. No weapons or evidence of warfare have been found, an unusual absence for a settlement of this age. Excavations since 1996 have uncovered quipus, knotted-string recording devices previously associated only with the much later Inca. is just one of many options in Lima. Major attractions worth considering include Barranco, Historic Centre of Lima (Centro Historico de Lima), and Huaca Pucllana.