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North Peru Tour

Peru's earliest artwork came from the Cupisnique culture, which was concentrated on the Pacific coast, and the Chavín culture, which was largely north of Lima between the Andean mountain ranges of the Cordillera Negra and the Cordillera Blanca. Decorative work from this era, approximately the 9th century BCE, was symbolic and religious in nature. The artists worked with gold, silver, and ceramics to create a variety of sculptures and relief carvings. These civilizations were also known for their architecture and wood sculptures.

Between the 9th century BCE and the 2nd century CE, the Paracas Cavernas and Paracas Necropolis cultures developed on the south coast of Peru. Paracas Cavernas produced complex polychrome and monochrome ceramics with religious representations. Burials from the Paracas Necropolis also yielded complex textiles, many produced with sophisticated geometric patterns.

The 3rd century BCE saw the flowering of the urban culture, Moche, in the Lambayeque region. The Moche culture produced architectural works, such as the Huacas del Sol y de la Luna and the Huaca Rajada of Sipán. They were experts at cultivation in terraces and hydraulic engineering and produced original ceramics, textiles, pictorial and sculptural works.

Another urban culture, the Wari civilization, flourished between the 8th and 12th centuries in Ayacucho. Their centralized town planning was extended to other areas, such as Pachacamac, Cajamarquilla and Wari Willka.

Between the 9th and 13th centuries CE, the military urban Tiwanaku empire rose by the borders of Lake Titicaca. Centered around a city of the same name in modern-day Bolivia, the Tiwanaku introduced stone architecture and sculpture of a monumental type. These works of architecture and art were made possible by the Tiwanaku's developing bronze, which enabled them to make the necessary tools.

Urban architecture reached a new height between the 14th and 15th centuries in the Chimú Culture. The Chimú built the city of Chan Chan in the valley of the Moche River, in La Libertad. The Chimú were skilled goldsmiths and created remarkable works of hydraulic engineering.

The Inca Civilization, which united Peru under its hegemony in the centuries immediately preceding the Spanish conquest, incorporated into their own works a great part of the cultural legacy of the civilizations which preceded it. Important relics of their artwork and architecture can be seen in cities like Cusco, architectural remains like Sacsayhuamán and Machu Picchu and stone pavements that united Cusco with the rest of the Inca Empire.

Lima

  1. Pachacamac
  2. Pachacamac Museum
  3. José Antonio Restaurant
  4. Amano Museum - Textiles
  5. Amano Museum - Chancay Textiles
  6. Amano Museum - Ceramics
  7. Vichama
  8. Caral

Ancash

  1. Chankillo
  2. Cerro Sechin
  3. Huascaran National Park
  4. Chavin de Huantar
  5. Hostal Restaurante Chavin Turistico
  6. Chavin National Museum
  7. Duck Canyon

La Libertad

  1. Huaca de la Luna
  2. Huacas de Moche Museum
  3. Huanchaco Beach Restaurant
  4. Chan Chan
  5. Plaza de Armas, Trujillo
  6. Cathedral of Trujillo
  7. Hotel Costa del Sol Wyndham Trujillo Golf
  8. Magdalena de Cao
  9. Huaca Cao Viejo
  10. Cao Museum
  11. Big Ben Huanchaco Restaurant
  12. Marcahuamachuco
  13. El Ushno Tourist Restaurant
  14. Viracochapampa

Cajamarca

  1. Cumbemayo
  2. Costa del Sol Cajamarca Hotel
  3. Ventanillas de Otuzco
  4. Plaza de Armas
  5. Ransom Room
  6. St. Catherine Cathedral
  7. Church of San Francisco
  8. El Querubino Restaurante
  9. School Civic Parade
  10. Kuntur Wasi
  11. Kuntur Wasi Museum

Lambayeque

  1. Casa Andina Select Restaurant, Chiclayo
  2. Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum
  3. Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum - Third Floor
  4. Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum - Second Floor
  5. Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum - First Floor
  6. Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum - Royal House
  7. Bruning Museum
  8. Fiesta Restaurant Chiclayo
  9. Ventarron
  10. Tucume
  11. Tucume Museum - Room 1
  12. Tucume Museum - Room 2
  13. Tucume Museum - Room 3
  14. Tucume Museum - Food Area
  15. Casa Naymlap Hospedaje
  16. Huaca Rajada-Sipan Site Museum
  17. Huaca Rajada-Sipan
  18. Casa Andina Select Chiclayo

Lima

  1. Huaca Pucllana Restaurant
  2. Plaza Mayor
  3. Taulichusco Monument
  4. Larco Museum - Cultures of Ancient Peru
  5. Larco Museum - Sacrifice Ceremony
  6. Larco Museum - Ceremonial Vessels
  7. Larco Museum - Ritual Warfare and Music
  8. Larco Museum - Visible Storage
  9. Larco Museum - Erotic Gallery
  10. Larco Museum - Café Restaurant

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Location: Peru