Peru unveils 4000 year old temple

November 12, 2007

The new discovery filled with murals has been discovered on the north coast.

The ancient temple inside a larger ruin in the Lambayeque valley is home to what is believed to be one of the oldest murals of its kind in the Americas. Video:


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  1. » Señor de Sipán …en Perú - Travel Culture History News wrote:

    [...] other ancient constructions, now barely recognisable, consisting of temples and forts, one of which making the news recently by being discovered to be 4000 years [...]

  2. » Ancient temple wall discovered, shaped like Andean chakana …en Perú - Travel Culture History News wrote:

    [...] a 4000 year old ceremonial site with spectacular murals painted by ancient peoples who lived during the dawn of civilisation, has given up another stunning [...]

  3. 3000 year old temples discovered in Lambayeque | ...en Perú - Travel Culture History News wrote:

    [...] from a time of consolidation of high civilisation in northern Peru, whereas the nearby temple of Ventarrón, which last year it was discovered to be 4500 years old, is from a time when the first [...]

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