The site bears a striking resemblance to the ancient city of Caral, the oldest civilisation in the Americas, 17 miles to the west. Scientists believe the city may have been formed after Caral ...

Peñico was established in 1800 B.C., just after the 5,000-year-old Caral civilization fell due to climate change.

Caral-Supe is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, and oldest-known in the Americas, and Peñico likely inherited ...

The Caral Archaeological Zone has presented a new archaeological site: Peñico, a monument located in the Supe Valley. Its ...

Archaeologists uncover Peñico, a 3,800-year-old city in Peru, revealing early Andean trade networks, Caral heritage, and the ...

Peñico opened to the public earlier this week, following eight years of research led by the archaeologist Ruth Shady ...

Archaeologists in Peru have shared findings of an eight-year study that revealed an ancient city that formerly served as an important trading hub.

To the music of conch shell trumpets, a 3,800-year-old citadel of the Caral civilization—one of the oldest in the ...

Peru is to unveil the new archaeological site of El Peñico next Saturday. The 3,800-year-old city northwest of Lima was founded between 1800 and 1500 BC and is about 12 kilometers from the Sacred City ...

Caral sits in the Supe Valley, a region of Peru's high desert nestled between the rainforest, mountains and the Pacific coast. The valley is brimming with ancient monumental architecture.

Caral’s residents grew industrial quantities of cotton, along with tropical fruits, beans, chilies, gourds, and wood; they traded these for fish, mollusks, and salt from Aspero and other coastal towns ...

Researchers believe Peñico served as a trading hub linking ancient Pacific coast communities with those living in the Andes ...