3,500-Year-Old City Penico – Peru
- The Researchers unveiled the ancient city of Penico in Peru’s Barranca province, dating back to 3,500 years.
- Penico served as a strategic trading hub connecting the Pacific coast communities with the Andes and the Amazon basin.
- The site features 18 structures, including ceremonial temples and residential complexes with artifacts like clay sculptures and bead necklaces.
- Penico is linked to the Caral civilization, the oldest known in the Americas.
- It thrived 5,000 years ago in Peru’s Supe valley.

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