Buried for over 4,000 years, the ruins of Caral in coastal Peru stunned archaeologists in 2001. With pyramids older than ...

Researchers believe Peñico served as a trading hub linking ancient Pacific coast communities with those living in the Andes ...

The Caral Archaeological Zone has presented a new archaeological site: Peñico, a monument located in the Supe Valley. Its ...

The site of Caral, one of Peru's most important archaeological areas, has a new jewel in its crown after eight years of excavations, intense research and conservation work. It is called Peñico, and ...

Caral sits in the Supe Valley, a region of Peru's high desert nestled between the rainforest, mountains and the Pacific coast. The valley is brimming with ancient monumental architecture.

An ancient Peruvian city that was a thriving hub of trade more than 3,000 years ago has been unveiled by archaeologists.

Caral may even hold a key to the origins of civilizations everywhere. Though discovered in 1905, Caral first drew little attention, largely because archaeologists believed the complex structures ...

Caral was also well situated for more extensive trade, with the neighboring valleys and beyond. The city exported its own products and those of Aspero to distant communities in exchange for exotic ...

UNESCO World Heritage CentreThe 5000-year-old 626-hectare archaeological site of The Sacred City of Caral-Supe is situated on a dry desert terrace overlooking the green valley of the Supe river. It ...

Caral was nearly five thousand years old, as old as the pyramids of Egypt, older than anyone had thought possible. JONATHAN HAAS: I was virtually in hysterics for three days afterwards.