Buried for over 4,000 years, the ruins of Caral in coastal Peru stunned archaeologists in 2001. With pyramids older than ...

We are in Caral, three hours and nearly 5,000 years from contemporary Lima, Peru’s bustling capital, and we’ve spent the last half-hour or so on a bumpy drive from the coast, along a dirt road ...

Although the Caral culture developed mainly between 3000 and 1800 BC (which, given its antiquity, places it in a society with a development and chronology comparable to Ancient Egypt), it's ...

A 3,800-year-old citadel belonging to the Caral civilization—one of the oldest in the world—opened its doors to the public this Saturday after eight years of research and restoration work. It is ...

Explore Peru's oldest city Explore Peru's 5,000-year-old city, Caral: For archeology buffs, a chance to begin at the beginning. A panoramic view of the Caral ruins, September 2006. Caral Project / AP ...

Caral is located in the Supe Valley, a two hours drive north on the Pan-American Highway from the capital city of Lima. The ruins of the city still show evidence of the cultivation of agriculture ...

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

Machu Picchu was rub-your-eyes glorious, yes. But with more than 1.5 million visitors pouring in each year, it was also crowded. Mallku Producciones/Courtesy of PROMPERÚ A vibrant sign at Caral, Peru ...

CARAL, Peru -- A sudden wind gust blows down eerily from rocky Andean foothills, kicking up cinnamon-colored clouds over the moonscape of ruins that is the oldest city in the Americas.

Caral was declared a Unesco World Heritage site in 2009. It spans 66ha and is dominated by seven stone pyramids that appear to light up when the sun's rays fall on them.

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. And in the ...

We are in Caral, three hours and nearly 5,000 years from contemporary Lima, Peru’s bustling capital, and we’ve spent the last half-hour or so on a bumpy drive from the coast, along a dirt road ...