Cerro Blanco

temple, Peru

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Cerro Blanco is a pre-Columbian temple site located in the Casma Valley of Peru. It is known for its distinctive large stone sculptures, which differ from other known Peruvian styles. The temple and its carvings are considered very old, possibly predating the Chavín culture (before c. 900 BCE). The carvings are made with deep incisions on unfinished stone slabs, primarily depicting human figures, possibly representing sacrifices.1

Cerro Blanco is one of several temples in the Nepeña Valley that exhibit Chavín decoration, featuring modeled mud plaster with eyes and feline fangs painted in red and greenish-yellow.2

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pre-Columbian civilizations
Chavín monuments and temples
Cerro Blanco is a massive platform of conical adobes and stones, supporting rooms with walls bearing Chavín decoration, including eyes and feline fangs, modeled in mud plaster in low relief and painted red and greenish yellow. Punkurí has a low, terraced platform with a wide…
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Cerro Blanco is a massive platform of conical adobes and stones, supporting rooms with walls bearing Chavín decoration, including eyes and feline fangs, modeled in mud plaster in low relief and painted red and greenish yellow. Punkurí has a low, terraced platform with a wide…
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