Túcume

Also known as Tucume, Pyramids of Túcume

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

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Ancient site.name: Túcume
Ancient site.alternate_name: Pyramids of Túcume Purgatorio
Ancient site.image: Site of Túcume 02.jpg
Ancient site.caption: General view of the site
Ancient site.map_type: Peru#South America
Ancient site.map_alt: Map showing location
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.mapframe frame width: 250
Ancient site.mapframe: yes
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Ancient site.mapframe zoom: 12
Ancient site.mapframe marker: landmark
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Ancient site.location: Túcume
Ancient site.region: Túcume District, Lambayeque Province, Lambayeque Region, Peru
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.builder: Sican culture
Ancient site.material: Adobe

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Area: 2200
Image: PirámidesTúcume lou.jpg

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Commons category: Túcume
inception: 0800-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1532-01-01

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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.