Mysterious ‘Temple Of The Crossed Hands’ Of Kotosh – One Of The Oldest Structures In Peru

A. Sutherland – AncientPages.com – Temple of the Crossed Hands (Templo de Las Manos Cruzadas) in Kotosh, Peru, is considered one of the oldest temples in Peru and America and dates back 4000 years.

Kotosh represents a major Pre Columbian ceremonial site located in the north-central highlands of Peru.

Terracota “Crossed arms” from Kotosh, 1800 BC. Image credit: Simon chara – CC BY-SA 4.0 

The first evidence of massive stone constructions from about 2000 BC suggests that complicated building work began centuries before anywhere else on the American continent. The culture of Kotosh Waira-Jirca (1800-1300 BC) was concentrated in the Huánuco River basin, only 6km from Huánuco along the La Unión road.

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