The 5000-year-old 626-hectare archaeological site of The Sacred City of Caral-Supe in Peru is situated on a dry desert terrace overlooking the green valley of the Supe river. It dates back to the Late Archaic Period of the Central Andes and is the oldest centre of civilization in the Americas. Source: UNESCO TV / © NHK Nippon Hoso Kyokai URL: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1269/
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Kyokai, U. T. N. N. H. (2018, September 12). Sacred City of Caral-Supe (UNESCO/NHK). World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1431/sacred-city-of-caral-supe-unesconhk/
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Kyokai, UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso. "Sacred City of Caral-Supe (UNESCO/NHK)." World History Encyclopedia, September 12, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1431/sacred-city-of-caral-supe-unesconhk/.
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Kyokai, UNESCO TV NHK Nippon Hoso. "Sacred City of Caral-Supe (UNESCO/NHK)." World History Encyclopedia, 12 Sep 2018, https://www.worldhistory.org/video/1431/sacred-city-of-caral-supe-unesconhk/.
