Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Oldest City in the Americas

Where will you be this Saturday? If you are studying at our Spanish school in Lima, you would have the opportunity to visit the oldest city in the Americas. The Ancient City of Caral dates back 5,000 years according to radiocarbon dating. 

Lying a little over 100 miles North of Lima, Caral is just one of Peru's Ancient wonders. Many people look to Machu Picchu for its majestic mountain side beauty as one of the top sites to visit in Peru, but could Caral be overlooked despite it possibly being the oldest city in all of the Americas?

Here is a great video that gives you a quick tour of the various buildings that are recognized at the site of the ruins today. This is just one of the popular excursions that our Spanish school in Lima organizes for students on a regular basis. 



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