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Location | San Martin de Porres, Chillon River Valley, Peru |
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Region | Chillon River Valley |
Coordinates | 11°57′13.68″S 77°7′6.39″W |
History | |
Founded | 3790 cal. B.P. |
Abandoned | 3065 cal B.P. |
Periods | Cotton Preceramic |
Site notes | |
Excavation dates | 1960s, Frédérick Engel; 1980's Jeffrey Quilter |
Archaeologists | Jeffrey Quilter,Ripon College,WI ? |
Architecture | |
Architectural details | Number of monuments: 9 |
El Paraíso ([pa.rai.so](AFI) (Etymology: Latin paradisus, Greek παράδεισος (paradeisos), ultimately from Avestan pairidaêza, "garden fence ") is a Late Preceramic (ca 2500-1800 BC) archaeological site located in the Chillón Valley on the central coast of Peru. The site is situated several kilometres north of Lima, the capital of Peru, in the Ventanilla District in the Province of El Callao. Approximately two kilometres inland on the Rio Chillón flood plain, it is surrounded by over 90 hectares of arable land and 150 hectares of lowlands capable of sustaining irrigation supported agriculture [1]. El Paraíso is one of the largest settlements from this period, encompassing over 58 hectares of land [2] . It is one of six Preceramic sites in the Ancón-Chillón Valley, and just north of other Preceramic and Ceramic sites, such as La Florida, which is situated in the nearby Rimac and Lurin valley river systems [3]). Other major centers from this period include Aspero and Caral on the northern coast in the Supé Valley [4]. Sizable centers can be found in different ecozones, from the coast to inland areas. Charles Stanish [5] concluded that this was a time when settlements were broadly distributed, located at various distances from the coast and allowing access to a variety of marine and agricultural resources [6].