Ventanillas De Otuzco
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.
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Detail of the archaeological site.
Location
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).
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Chronology
It has an antiquity of 300BCE - 200CE of the Early Intermediate period.
References
- ^ "Ventanillas De Otuzco" (in Spanish). Mincetur. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
- ^ Ponce 2009.
Sources
Ponce, Victor Miguel (Winter 2009), "The Necropolis of Otuzco, Northern Peru", South American Explorer (89), archived from the original on 25 January 2014
External links
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