Caral is an ancient temple complex of six large pyramids and many smaller pyramids in the Supe Valley, 182 kilometers north from Lima and about 30 kilometers into the desert from the coast of Peru. It’s size is about 65 hectares and includes two massive circular plazas, temples, amphitheaters, residential zones, and a surrounding farm district thoroughly irrigated by the Supe River. The astonishing fact is that carbon dating recently revealed an age of 5500 years, predating the Egyptian and Sumer civilization. Consequently, Caral is the oldest city in the New World.

In 2001, the site was discovered by Ruth Shady (Solis), Ph.D., a Peruvian anthropologist and archaeologist who was convinced there must be ancient cities, alike the eastern civilization.