Fascinating Artificial Caves Of Ventanillas de Otuzco And Its Secret Passageways – Pre-Inca Necropolis Of The Cajamarca Culture

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Many ancient sites in Peru are as beautiful as they are historically valuable. Not far from the city of Cajamarca, there is a fascinating archaeological site known as Ventanillas de Otuzco, situated on volcanic rock.

What makes Ventanillas de Otuzco unique is its artificial caves, which have long interested scholars.

Located at 2,650 meters above sea level, the artificial caves of Ventanillas de Otuzco are said to have been used around 200 A.D -800 A. by the Cajamarca Culture to bury their dead. This pre-Inca necropolis features unique architecture, with hundreds of windows for each deceased individual. Each of these caves has an entrance that is either rectangular or quadrangular, with a height of 50 to 60 centimeters.

When examining the necropolis, researchers could not understand why no complete skeletons were found in the caves.

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