Pre-Inca Ruins

If you’re looking to explore pre-Inca ruins and want to find the best places to view Pre-Inca history then you can explore our interactive map above or navigate further by using the links below.

There’s a great selection of pre-Inca ruins and you can plan some fantastic things to see on your trips. Once you’ve explored the list of Pre-Inca sites and selected those you wish to visit you can use our itinerary planner tool to plan your trip and then print off a free pocket guidebook. This indispensible holiday guide will help you make the most of your time exploring these pre-Incan ruins .

Our database of historic places is growing all the time, but we may not cover them all. Remember, if you know of other Pre-Inca sites, remains or ruins, you can always add them to Historvius now by visiting our upload page.

Pre-Inca sites : Site Index

Cahuachi
Cahuachi is an ancient site of the Nazca civilization in Peru.
Photo by Václav Synáček (cc)
Cerro Patapo
Cerro Patapo was the site of a city of the Wari civilisation only discovered in 2008.
Chan Chan
Chan Chan in Peru was the capital of the Chimu civilisation and is a UNESCO listed site.
Photo by Bruno Girin (cc)
Chauchilla Cemetery
Chauchilla Cemetery is a fascinating ancient burial ground with Peru’s largest display of mummified bodies in their original graves.
Photo by sancho_panza (cc)
El Brujo
El Brujo is an early Chimu archaeological site in Peru.
Photo by Veronique Debord (cc)
Nazca Lines
The Nazca Lines are ancient earth drawings in Peru and a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Royal Sipan Tombs
The Sipan Tomb Museum holds the treasures of the 4th century tomb of the Moche Lord of Sipan.
The Moche Temples
The Moche Temples are two ancient adobe pyramid temples in Peru.
Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku in Bolivia was the capital of a powerful pre-Inca civilisation and is a UNESCO listed site.
Photo by mishmoshimoshi (cc)