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Túcume (deserted settlement) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 06 30 57 S degrees minutes |
Lat: -6.5150 decimal degrees |
| Long: 079 50 39 W degrees minutes |
Long: -79.8440 decimal degrees |
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Note: Túcume was an important center of Lambayeque (ca. 1000-1400 CE), Chimú (1400-1470), and Inca (1470-1532) cultures. The site is noted for numerous large pyramidal adobe structures that were palaces, temples, and tombs. The Huaca Larga platform is one of largest ancient structures in America. |
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| Túcume (preferred,C,V,S)
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| Purgatorio (C,V,P)
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............ | local nickname |
| Túcume, Zona Arqueológica (C,V)
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| Zona Arqueológica Túcume (C,V)
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Peru (nation) (P) |
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Lambayeque (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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Túcume (deserted settlement) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| deserted settlement (preferred, C) |
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flourished in 1st millennium CE |
| archaeological site (C) |
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was heavily looted before current excavation was begun in 1987 |
| inhabited place (H) |
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| city (H) |
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| capital (H) |
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