Peñico was an ancient Caral city located in the Peruvian province of Huaura in the northern Lima Region. The city is thought to have been founded between 1800 and 1500 BC. The Peruvian Ministry of Culture announced opening the site to the public in July 2025 following eight years of research and restorations. Numerous ancient towns found in the Supe and adjacent valleys are readily apparent and visible in satellite imagery, only a few have developed visitation facilities.
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Peñico was an ancient Caral city located in the Peruvian province of Huaura in the northern Lima Region. The city is thought to have been founded between 1800 and 1500 BC. The Peruvian Ministry of Culture announced opening the site to the public in July 2025 following eight years of research and restorations. Numerous ancient towns found in the Supe and adjacent valleys are readily apparent and visible in satellite imagery, only a few have developed visitation facilities.
==History== The city is believed to have been founded sometime between the 16th century BC and the 19th century BC, near the end of the Caral–Supe civilization. It is thought that the city was a key trading hub for the civilization as it is in a strategic location for societes to exchange between the Andes, the Amazon and the Pacific coast. Archaeologist Ruth Shady led the research into Peñico after leading the excavation of Caral, a nearby city considered the center of the same civilization. Researchers have described the city's discovery as integral to understanding what happened to the civilization after its collapse, which has been attributed to climate change.
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