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Also known as Cumbemayo, Kumbe Mayo

Cumbemayo or Cumbe Mayo is an archaeological site located 20 kilometers southwest of the city of Cajamarca in Peru at 3,500 meters of elevation. Built around 1500 B.C.E, it comprises aqueducts, a grotto and petroglyphs; all within an area of rock formations.

Key facts

Ancient site.name
Cumbemayo
Ancient site.alternate_name
Cumbe Mayo
Ancient site.image
Cumbemayo aqueduct.JPG
Ancient site.caption
Partial view of aqueduct at Cumbemayo.
Ancient site.map_type
Peru
Ancient site.relief
yes
Ancient site.location
Cajamarca Province, Cajamarca
Ancient site.type
Aqueduct, Temple, Petroglyphs
Ancient site.builder
Cajamarca culture
Ancient site.built
1500 BCE
Ancient site.archaeologists
Julio C. Tello

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
aqueduct bridge
Country
Peru
Location
Cajamarca
Image
Cumbe Mayo Archaeological site - aqueduct.jpg
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Commons category
Cumbe Mayo
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Aqueduct
  • Los Frailones
  • See also
  • References

Cumbemayo or Cumbe Mayo is an archaeological site located 20 kilometers southwest of the city of Cajamarca in Peru at 3,500 meters of elevation. Built around 1500 B.C.E, it comprises aqueducts, a grotto and petroglyphs; all within an area of rock formations.

==History== The aqueduct and the petroglyphs at Cumbemayo are thought to be built circa 1500 - 1000 BC, the petroglyphs being similar to those of Chavín culture.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cumbe Mayo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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