The Missing Link Thousands of years ago, when human beings wandered the Earth as other predator species, something happened that changed the destiny of the Earth. Our species quietly made a great leap and crossed an imaginary line that created a before and an after. Human beings began to create what we know today as civilization. Throughout the Twentieth Century archaeologists in different places in the world looked for places in the old world where this could have taken place, places such as Mesopotamia, China, Egypt and India, to study and discover why and how human beings were able to make this great leap. A missing link that could explain this great transformation. The oldest cities in the old world were polluted because newer civilizations had built on top of the older places. In 1994, Archaeologist Ruth Shady found that Missing Link in the Valley of Supe. Caral is now considered Heritage of Humanity and the oldest civilization in America and the central Andes.
06:00 am You will be picked up from your hotel and driven to the Caral Archaeological Site. On our way to Caral, we will pass through the towns of Chancay, Huacho, Huaura and Supe. Your tour guide will be pointing them out to you as we drive along. We will also stop along the way in order to use the restrooms and to do some last minute shopping.
Upon arrival, we will meet a local guide and start the visit to the citadel. Our tour guide will comment and translate the local guide’s briefings. During the tour, we will see several temples and enclosures such as the Templo Mayor, the Altar of the Holy Fire, among others.
We will return to the town of Huacho for lunch (not included). After lunch, we will tour the city of Huacho, visiting the Huacho Casino, the Main Plaza and roundabout. If time allows, we will drive by the Pitaluga Mansion, the University Archaeological Museum and the Chorrillos Beach Oceanfront. In the evening, we will return to the city of Lima.
Arrival in Lima and transfer to your hotel.
Departures Daily from Lima - all year round
Start time 6:00 am
Tour duration 13:00 hrs
- Private transportation Lima - Caral - Huacho - Lima - Tour guide - Admission ticket to Caral - Introductory video - Guided visit in Caral - Huacho city tour
*Group service activities requiere a minimun of 2 participants. In the case this number is not reached, we will offer you other alternatives.
- Breakfast - Lunch - Tips
What to bring ?
- Camera with a fully charged battery and enough memory to store photos
- Footwear and comfortable clothes
- Extra cash
Do I need to take my passport to the tour? No, it will not be required for admission.