Oldest City in the Americas Is 5,000-Year-Old Ruins With Pyramids in Peru—Existed in Egyptian Age

Oldest City in the Americas Is 5,000-Year-Old Ruins With Pyramids in Peru—Existed in Egyptian Age
The sacred city of Caral in Peru existed when the Egyptian pyramids were being built. Illustration by The Epoch Times, Håkan Svensson Xauxa/CC BY-SA 3.0 DEED, Shutterstock
Michael Wing
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A few miles up a desert valley road from the roaring Peruvian coastline and irrigated fields north of Lima, there once was a stone city with pyramids. Their dust-blown outlines and stepped bases are still seen, their roofs long weathered away.

The peoples who lived, celebrated, made music, and worshipped here—when the pyramids of Egypt were being built—are today long forgotten.

Michael Wing
Michael Wing
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Michael Wing is a writer and editor based in Calgary, Canada, where he was born and educated in the arts. He writes mainly on culture, human interest, and trending news.
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