Carajia is a site of Peru, located in 48 km in the northeast of the city of Chachapoyas in the province of Luya (region of Amazonas), where about 250 mummies were discovered in side of mountain in 1983.
These mummies of human forms, that's why have their deal the name of antropomorphiques, have a height of 2,50 m. They are made of earth and stone, the chin of the face being a wooden plate. They are studied since their discovery in 1983.
Other pages about Archaeological sites in Peru
-Aspero -Buena Vista, Peru -Cahuachi -Carajia -Caral -Chankillo -Chivay Obsidian Source -Cumbe Mayo -Cusco -Gran Pajaten -Gran Saposoa -Gran Vilaya -Huayna Picchu -Inca road system -Jiskairumoko -Kuntur Wasi -List of Norte Chico sites -Llactapata -Lord of Sipan -Los Pinchudos -Machu Picchu -Moray (Inca ruin) -Nazca -Nazca Lines -Paijan -Pikimachay -Revash's mausoleums -Sarcofagi of Carajia -Sipan -Temple of the Moon -Tucume Pyramids -Wari ruins -Winay Wayna
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