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Sitio arqueológico de Pójoc

Pójoc archaeological site

The other archaeological site in the region, also serving as a ritual site, and with views to Mount Huantsán and the main Chavín site. Stone sculptures of the Chavín culture were found here during excavations led by archaeologist Richard L. Burger.

Getting there: go to Mirador de Shallapa per above, continue for about one hour on the same trail, gaining 700 m in altitude

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Listing from Wikivoyage: Chavín de Huántar, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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