ARRIVING TO CASMA

The city of Casma is the capital of the province of the same name, is located in the kilometer 375 of the North Pan American.

This province extends from the western skirts of the Black Mountain Range, to the coastal zone of the Pacific sub rRegion.

CASMA MAIN SQUARE

The Casma river, is the main water source that crosses the north side of the province, it has main affluents by the right margin the "Sechin" river and by the left the "Grande" river.

Casma is characterized because present throughout the year a warm temperature, for that reason it is well known like the “City of Eternal Sun” (Ciudad del eterno sol).

CASMA CITY

CASMA CHURCH

Casma counts on with a lot of tourist actractions, that go from the historical ones to natural or the ecological ones.
Within more well known we have:

• Regional Museum of Casma “Max Uhle”
• Archaeological Complex "Alto Sechin"
• Temple Palace "Bajo Sechin"
• "Pampa Colorada"
• Archaeological Complex "Mojeque" or "Moxeque"
• "Pampa de Llamas"
• Chanquillo Fortress
• Archaeological Complex "Las Aldas"
• WARO: Old Village of Fishermen
• "The Gramita" Beach
• Tortugas Resort

Other attractiveness of which knowledge is had, but on which it is not counted on much information is:

• Taukachi - Konkan
• Petroglifos de Jaihua
• Pampa El Rosario
• Huaca Desvío
• Gualaño
• Huerequeque
• San Diego
• Pallka
• Many other, the list is enough long.

LOCATION

In the south skirt of the spur terminal, towards the west of the hill "Back of Camel" (Lomo de Camello), is "Red Pampas", alongside left of the highway Casma-Yautan-Huaraz, district of "Buenavista".

From the city of Casna there are near 16 Kilometers to the archaeological site.

DESCRIPTION

In stony alluvial land with declivity towards the south, surrounded by hills by the sides west, north and east, there are great designs done in the ground with not very deep furrows, whose wide average is 20 cms.

It is distinguished from the top of the contiguous hill: A human figure erects and ahead, that seems to have in his right hand a twig or spear; close to feline silhouette, apparently a "puma"; other two animals that can be "camelidaes"; a figure that represents the ray; a probable head of bird; and not identified geometric motifs.

On the other hand, from the site it projects towards the valley of Sechin, straight lines of some kilometers of length.

The first site with lines or rather, furrows on the ground, is "Las Lineas de Nazca"; but soon others were discovered in different valleys, to which adds "Red Pampas".

To be the site distant of valley, between hills and isolated, is evident perhaps that it was chosen to make the drawings in the ground, that represent elements of the fauna, activity and beliefs of the time, therefore, it had function magic-religious, in relation with astronomical studies linked to the farming activity of the societies of that time.

The human personage of "Red Pampas", remembers the motif in low relief of mud found by Rosa Fung in the wall the one of the passages of Chanquillo and from equal form, the “chamán” identified in one of the petroglifos of "Palamenco", valley of "Lacramarca" (Chimbote District).

Maintaining the intervals, the characteristics and the differences between the three sites, there is a close relation between the three personages based on the representation and style, reason why, the chronological location of "Red Pampas" is perhaps the Formativo Superior Period.

WARO: OLD VILLAGE OF FISHERMEN

LOCATION

To 14 Kms. to the North of "Las Aldas", in a area of 5 hectares approximately, surrounded by the sea. At the site it is arrived on foot or by car, there is a way from the north Pan American highway in the kilometer 346.5

DESCRIPTION

To the center of the site, they are the semisunk small houses, adapting itself to the topography of the slope land, raised only with pebbles, have circular plant or square, more or less of 2 meters of side and 1,50 meters of height. They are had counted around 300 houses, many covers with the depositions of the marine birds and they were arranged in opposite direction of the wind to avoid the cold by the nights.

Towards the North side and Southeastern there are constructions of greater size on terraces, communicated closely and that denote communal use or other important aims. Also, the construction stones are great and chosen; in as much the perimetrales walls are wide and show stones piled up in slope.

These constructions are overlooking to the sea, in opposition to the houses, noticing the existence from one to two workshop.

Towards the Eastern side there are other terraces covered with sweepings, that with time took blackish coloration and by the volume allows us to deduce that it was occupied by long time. In many sectors are marine rest, vegetal, pottery and others. The abundance of thorns of fish, shells and bones of birds, suggests the intense usage of these resources. The presence of vegetal rest: pumpkin, maize, cotton, "guanabana", rush, "totora" and others more, point out the permanent interchange of marine product with the agriculturists of the Casma river basin or neighboring valleys. Also, in surface there are fragments of early ceramics, more recent pots without neck and; also, stone devices like chancadores, scrapers, hand of fulling mill, etc.

Their strategic situation, the beauty of the natural surroundings and the antiquity of the cultural rest, more than 3,000 years, do of WARO, a place of visit forced for cultural recreation, the fishing and swimming.

Finally, Waro was not the only village, there are other more, that was linked to "Las Aldas".

"LA GRAMITA" BEACH

"La Gramita" is to the south of Casma, by the kilometer 345 of the north Pan American highway, it is entered for an affirmed route and one crosses only two kilometers to arrive at the beach.

It is a vast sandy beach, with waves and many marine resources.

The circuit of beaches that it has, allows the visitor to have the best election, to enjoy tranquillity and privacy, as of the fishing, diving, stroll in boat and collects of moluscos or “seafood”.

Close is the creek of fishermen “La Gramita”, to whose in the mornings or afternoons; it can be bought from them fresh fish, when they return from the fishing task.

Also, is the tourist camping “the Aldas” that renders its services all the year.

In addition to the sea, beaches, services of feeding and lodging, towards the south is the archaeological Complex “Las Aldas”, about 800 meter, can be gone on foot without problems.

Source: Archaeological Series Nº 12

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