Ventanillas de Otuzco

Ventanillas de Otuzco
	Partial view of the archaeological site.
	Shown within Peru
Location	Peru; Los Baños del Inca District, Cajamarca Province
Coordinates	7°7′33″S 78°27′27″W / 7.12583°S 78.45750°W / -7.12583; -78.45750
Type	Settlement
History
Periods	Early Intermediate
Cultures	Chavín – Moche

Ventanillas de Otuzco are a Peruvian archaeological site located in the district of Baños del Inca, 8 km northwest of the city of Cajamarca.Learn about VEntanillas de otuzco The crypts fulfilled its function of funerary enclosure.

Location

It is located near the Otuzco village in Baños del Inca District 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northeast of the city of Cajamarca. The site is located on volcanic rock, covering an area of about 1,700 square metres (18,000 sq ft).^[1]^[2]

Chronology

It has an antiquity of 300BCE - 200CE of the Early Intermediate period.

References

^ "Ventanillas De Otuzco" (in Spanish). Mincetur. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
^ Ponce 2009.

Sources

Ponce, Victor Miguel (Winter 2009), "The Necropolis of Otuzco, Northern Peru", South American Explorer (89), archived from the original on 25 January 2014

External links

[1] "Ventanillas De Otuzco" (in Spanish). Mincetur. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

[FOOTNOTEPonce2009-2] Ponce 2009.