{"id":50,"date":"2009-08-17T19:23:55","date_gmt":"2009-08-18T02:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ferturperu.info\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2019-03-05T09:58:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T14:58:20","slug":"lambayeque","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/archaeological-sites\/lambayeque\/","title":{"rendered":"Lambayeque"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"tucume\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Pyramids of T\u00facume<\/h2>\n<p>The pyramids of T\u00facume site is one of the main monumental centers in the Lambayeque region and the whole of Peru. The archaeological complex extends over 220 hectares, and is surrounded by fertile farming land and the country houses of Raya and San Antonio. There are several other &#8220;huacas&#8221; or sites of spiritual significance in the surrounding area: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/archaeological-sites\/lambayeque\/pyramids-of-tucume\/ \">Click to read more&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"sipan\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Sip\u00e1n<\/h2>\n<p>Famous for the discovery in 1987 of the &#8220;Lord of Sip\u00e1n&#8221; tomb, which retained all the treasures of a nobleman&#8217;s burial, hidden from looters and grave robbers. The archaeological complex has been reduced in area by the encroachment of farming in the area over the last few centuries. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/archaeological-sites\/lambayeque\/sipan\/\">Click to read more&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"sican\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Sic\u00e1n (Bat\u00e1n Grande) \u2014 P\u00f3mac<\/h2>\n<p>Comprising 20 mud pyramids distributed in an area of 46km2, Sic\u00e1n was found inside the grounds of the hacienda Bat\u00e1n Grande. It takes a range of exotically named buildings: the Botija and Colorada tombs, Engineer&#8217;s kiln, Loro Tomb, La Merced, El Santillo, the Bees, the Window, Rodillona, the Look, Cholope, Arena, and Court, among others. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/archaeological-sites\/lambayeque\/sican-batan-grande-pomac\/ \">Click to read more&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"ucupe\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Multicolored Murals of Ucupe<\/h2>\n<p>The archaeological complex at Ucupe is a group of dispersed structures, and covers a large area. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fertur-travel.com\/blog\/archaeological-sites\/lambayeque\/multicolored-murals-of-ucupe\/\">Click to read more&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"huaca_chotuna\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Huaca Chotuna<\/h2>\n<p>Archaeologists recently found a tomb at this site containing the bodies of 11 women who had been sacrificed. The complex consists of a series of truncated pyramids and enclosures covering an area of approximately 20 hectares. 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