Caral (AFP) – A 3,800-year-old citadel of the Caral civilization — one of the oldest in the world — has opened its doors to visitors in Peru, after eight years of study and restoration work. Located in the Supe valley, some 110 miles (180 kilometers) north of the Peruvian capital Lima and around 12 miles from the Pacific ocean, Penico was a hilly landscape before exploration work began in 2017. Archaeologists believe it could hold insights into why the Caral civilization — which flourished between 3,000 and 1,800 BC — faded.
