| Country |
Province
State |
Region |
City
Town |
District |
Site OR Event |
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Description |
Year
Taken |
| Peru |
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Trujillo |
Huanchaco |
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Tortora boats. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Trujillo |
Huanchaco |
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Boats. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Trujillo |
Huanchaco |
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Boats on the beach. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Trujillo |
Huanchaco |
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Carrying a boat. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Trujillo |
Huanchaco |
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Mending fishing nets. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Trujillo |
Huanchaco |
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A collection of tortora boats. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Trujillo |
Huanchaco |
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Moche ceramic of a fisherman on a reed boat. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Moon |
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The Pyramid of the Moon was built by the Moche (200 BCE to 600). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Moon |
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The pyramid has five levels. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Moon |
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The pyramid dates from 600. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Moon |
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The structure was constructed from millions of adobe bricks. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Moon |
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Adobe bricks. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Moon |
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The interior has many friezes. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Moon |
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Painted friezes and face. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Moon |
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Chamber. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Moon |
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One of the many faces inside the pyramid. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Moon |
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The friezes are set on the adobe bricks. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Much of the site is unexcavated. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Sun |
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The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest pre-Hispanic structure in Peru. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Sun |
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The pyramid is made from adobe bricks. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Sun |
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The pyramid is 45m high. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Moche Pyramids |
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Pyramid of the Sun |
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The pyramid contains 140 million bricks, many stamped with the symbols of the workers. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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The 28 square kilometre Chan Chan is the largest adobe city in the world. It was built by the Chimu around 1300. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Each of the walled compounds was built by a different king. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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The thick defensive wall. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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The main entrance. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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The Chimu ruled the area between 750 and 1470. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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A series of complex passages. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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The Tschudi Complex was built by the Incas when they conquered the Chimu. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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One of the ceremonial courtyards. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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The Chimu were fishermen. The walls are decorated with images from the sea. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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A marine mammal. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Sea birds and wave patterns. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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The wall of the Sanctuary. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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The geometric shapes in the Sanctuary represent fishing nets. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Detail of geometric pattern in the Sanctuary. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Chan Chan is a UNESCO World Heritage site. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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The site is very extensive. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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A large ceremonial area. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Patterned wall. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Stepped pattern. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Adobe alleyway. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Chan Chan is by the sea. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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View over the Tschudi Complex. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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A fox among the ruins. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Chan Chan is the largest pre Hispanic city in the Americas. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Walls. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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The largest water cistern in the city is 130m long. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Ramps leading to the water level at the cistern. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Military zone. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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The Assembly Room with 24 seats set in the wall. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Geometric patterns. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Storage silos. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Unexcavated section. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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One of the many enclosures at the site. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Small enclosure. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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View of Chan Chan. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Arco Iris |
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Arco Iris (the Dragon Temple). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Arco Iris |
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The 800 square metre temple of Arco Iris is Chimu and dates from 1300. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Arco Iris |
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The 2m thick walls are covered with carvings. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Arco Iris |
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Carved adobe wall. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Arco Iris |
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The walls are 7.5m high and slope inwards. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Arco Iris |
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Detail of a carving on the temple wall. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Arco Iris |
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Rainbows, dragons and people. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Arco Iris |
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Detail of carved wall. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Arco Iris |
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The temple is on two levels. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
|
Arco Iris |
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Passages through the temple. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Chan Chan |
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Arco Iris |
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Storage areas. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
|
Bruning Museum |
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A solid gold necklace at the Bruning Museum in the small town of Lambayeque. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
|
Bruning Museum |
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Chimu (750 - 1470) gold cup. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
|
Bruning Museum |
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A Chimu ceramic of Siamese twins. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
|
Bruning Museum |
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Elephentisis models (Chimu). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Bruning Museum |
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Ariel view of Chan Chan, the 28 sq km Chimu capital. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Bruning Museum |
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Chancay (700 to 1400) ceramic. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
|
Bruning Museum |
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Two figures (Chancay). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Bruning Museum |
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Ceramics from the local Lambayeque culture. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Bruning Museum |
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Pectoral collar (Lambayeque). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Bruning Museum |
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Shell-encrusted earings (Lambayeque). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Bruning Museum |
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Moche (200 BCE - 600) divinity. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Bruning Museum |
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Moche ceramic with stingray. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
|
Bruning Museum |
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Making chicha, a drink (Moche). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Bruning Museum |
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Ceramic of fisherman on reed boat (Moche). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Bruning Museum |
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A gold Tumi necklace. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
|
Bruning Museum |
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Pottery from the Cupisnique (1200 BCE - 400 BCE). |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Tucume |
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Tucume is a large Chimu site consisting of 28 pyramids. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Tucume |
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The city is built of adobe and mud. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Tucume |
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The site dates from 1000 to 1400. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Tucume |
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Restored friezes. The site is being excavated. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Rural scene near the ancient city of Tucume. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Frigate birds over the coast. |
1995 |
| Peru |
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Lambayeque |
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Shared taxi between Peru and Ecuador. |
1995 |
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