Comprising 20 mud pyramids distributed in an area of 46km2, Sicán was found inside the grounds of the hacienda Batán Grande. It takes a range of exotically named buildings: the Botija and Colorada tombs, Engineer’s kiln, Loro Tomb, La Merced, El Santillo, the Bees, the Window, Rodillona, the Look, Cholope, Arena, and Court, among others. It is believed the complex was a center for the development of the Lambayeque or Sicán culture (Sicán meaning “house or temple of the moon” in the Moche language).

Location Access
Province: Ferreñafe
Distance:
Time:
42 kilometers from
the city of Chiclayo
45 minutes
District: Pitipo
Locality
Reference:
In the area around
the forest of Pómac
Site Details
Entrance Fee:
Opening Hours:
Museum & Other Services:
Free entry N/A The Museum of Sicán
is in the town of
Ferreñafe