Travel destinations Peru – History
Caral
Archaeological
site with the remains of the most important settlement of the Caral
civilization and early structures of a city. The Caral civilization had
its origins around 5000 BC. and its peak at the same time as the ancient
cultures in Egypt, India, Mesopotania and China, making it the oldest
civilization in America. Caral is considered the cradle of Andean
civilization and the origin of the Quechua language.
Geographical location
184 km north of Lima, 23 km from the coast in the Supe valley.
350 m.
Extension
66 ha.
Average temperature
January: 21 °C, February: 21,8 °C, March: 21,5 °C, April: 20,2 °C, May: 18,3 °C, June:
17,0 °C, July: 16,5 °C, August: 16,1 °C, September: 16,5 °C, October: 17,1 °C, November:
18,2 °C, December: 19,4 °C.
Average high and low temperature
January: 25,7 °C / 16,4
°C, February: 26,6 °C
/ 17,1 °C, March: 26,3 °C
/ 16,7 °C, April: 25,0 °C
/ 15,5 °C, May: 22,8 °C
/ 13,8 °C, June: 21,3 °C
/ 12,8 °C, July: 20,8 °C
/ 12,3 °C, August: 20,4 °C
/ 11,9 °C, September: 20,8 °C
/ 12,2 °C, October: 21,6 °C
/ 12,7 °C, November: 22,9 °C
/ 13,6 °C, December: 24,4 °C
/ 14,5 °C.
Average rainfall
January: 3 mm, February: 4 mm, March: 2 mm, April: 1 mm, May: 1 mm, June: 1
mm, July: 1 mm, August: 1 mm, September: 1 mm, October: 2 mm, November: 1 mm,
December: 1 mm.
Source of statistical data: es.climate-data.org.
Photo: ANDINA.
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Caral, north of Lima in
the Supe Valley, was the center of America's oldest civilization.Altitude
Travel programs:
PTW-LIM008
Caral