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The director of the Caral Archaeological Zone, Executing Unit 003 of the Ministry of Culture, Dr. Ruth Shady Solís, transmitted the social and cultural values of the Caral civilization, in a special presentation addressed to the inhabitants of the district of Cocharcas, capital of the province of Chinchero, Apurimac region.
The archaeologist was invited by the district authorities to participate in the activities, organized this week, for the 400th anniversary of the Mamacha Cocharcas Sanctuary, located in the municipality of the same name. In this place she was received by the district mayor Jaime Chávez Ludeña, among other authorities.
Dr. Shady Solís told the inhabitants of Cocharcas, and visitors from other places, how the research carried out on the development of the Caral civilization began, since 1994. He detailed the urban centers that they identified after an archaeological prospection and the findings that have been made in each of them.
He explained that, with the aim of transmitting these findings and not only staying in the academic field, various publications and traveling museographic exhibitions have been made, which seek to disseminate the social and cultural values identified in this civilization, the first in the American continent.
RECOGNITION
The Sanmarquina teacher also received recognition from the mayor of the district of Cocharcas. By mayoral resolution, Dr. Ruth Shady was recognized as an "illustrious guest" of that commune, within the framework of the "National Meeting of Authorities in commemoration of the 400 years of the Mamacha Cocharcas Sanctuary".
VISIT TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
Also, the main researcher of the Caral civilization, visited the archaeological site Paccayranra. It is a Chanka citadel located in Chincheros, Apurimac region, which has approximately 60 hectares of extension and is the tourist attraction of the place.
In this way, the director of the Caral Archaeological Zone, continues to transmit the values of the Caral civilization, in order to promote interest in knowing our history; and, mainly, identify and feel proud of their millenary cultural heritage.
