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Túcume
Sign in to saveTúcume is a pre-Hispanic site in Peru, south of the La Leche River on a plain around La Raya Mountain. It covers an area of over and encompassing 26 major pyramids and mounds. The area is referred to as "Pirámides de Túcume" (en: pyramids of Túcume) or Purgatorio (purgatory) by local people. thumb|left|The Túcume mounds
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- Ancient site.name
- Túcume
- Ancient site.alternate_name
- Pyramids of Túcume Purgatorio
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- Site of Túcume 02.jpg
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- General view of the site
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- Peru#South America
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- Map showing location
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- yes
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- 250
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- 12
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- landmark
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- yes
- Ancient site.location
- Túcume
- Ancient site.region
- Túcume District, Lambayeque Province, Lambayeque Region, Peru
- Ancient site.type
- Settlement
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- Sican culture
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Túcume is a pre-Hispanic site in Peru, south of the La Leche River on a plain around La Raya Mountain. It covers an area of over and encompassing 26 major pyramids and mounds. The area is referred to as "Pirámides de Túcume" (en: pyramids of Túcume) or Purgatorio (purgatory) by local people. thumb|left|The Túcume mounds
The site was a major regional center, maybe even the capital of the successive occupations of the area by the Lambayeque/Sican (800-1350 AD), Chimú (1350–1450 AD) and Inca (1450–1532 AD). Local shaman healers (curanderos) invoke power of Tucume and La Raya Mountain in their rituals, and local people fear these sites.