Sacred City of Caral-Supe
Also known as Caral-Supe, Ville sacrée de Caral-Supe
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (ii), (iii), (iv).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Peru
Inscribed
2009
Area
626 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Sacred City of Caral-Supe is about 25 km north-east of Huacho. The nearest other World Heritage site is Lima, about 140 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Huaura · about 40,000 peopleabout 20 km south-west
- Huacho · about 80,000 peopleabout 25 km south-west
- Pativilca · about 32,000 peopleabout 35 km north-west
- Chancay · about 27,000 peopleabout 80 km south
- Callao · about 877,000 peopleabout 140 km south
- Lima · about 8,012,000 peopleabout 140 km south
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
PeruCultural139 km away
PeruCultural149 km away
PeruNatural167 km away
PeruCultural168 km away
PeruMixed351 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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