Obelisk

Nearly 1000 years before the first pyramids were raised in Egypt, a city called Huaricanga was founded in the fertile Fortaleza Valley on the north central coast of Peru. This city was the first settlement by the Norte Chico, a civilization that flourished for 1300 years. For a millennia the Norte Chico expanded into the nearby Pativilca and Supe valleys, developed trading routes and extensive fishing operations, and grew cotton to spin into textiles and fishing nets. read more