With a guide, visitors can stroll through what was once a complex city of the Norte Chico culture, consisting of mud-brick amphitheaters, ceremonial rooms, circular plazas and the remains of six pyramids: remnants of urban planning and agricultural practices that would greatly influence subsequent cultures in Peru. It is the key to the beginning of Andean culture, a visible shift from separate tribes to a shared urban community. Located in the high desert of the Supe Valley, a 3½-hour car ride from the capital city of Lima, the Unesco World Heritage Site predates ceramic pottery and the Incas. It is mind-boggling how few tourists make it to the ancient city of Caral, built around 5000 years ago and impressively conserved. Caral is one of the world's earliest large cities © Imágenes del Perú / Getty Images 2.
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