Kuntur Wasi

The Word Kuntur Wasi means: House of the condor”. Kuntur Wasi is located in the Northern Mountain Range of Peru. In the river basin of the Jequetepeque river, in Cajamarca on a small town called San Pablo It is and Andean civilization with complex architecture and stone sculptures. The architecture consists of platforms, a sunken courtyard, and series of rooms. In the floor of one room there is an anthropomorphic figure made of clay and0 about 30 inches of height. It is painted with cinnabar red, malachite green, and black, yellow, and pink, its face has big square eyes and a wide mouth with prominent canine teeth. One is a hill which’s top is a temple made in the Initial Period. It was occupied between the years 1200-50 BC. There are also stepped platforms and funeral structures. Litosculpures have been found, similar to the Chavín style. It was first discovered in 1945 by Julio C. Tello, but later in the year 1989 excavated and valuable things were found at the burials. Things found include: pectoral necklaces, crowns, earrings, sets of dishes and iconographies of people, all made by metal works. Eight tombs have been found in the area. It’s believed they had a link with Chavín people.