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Cumbemayo Canal

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This channel, of approximately nine kilometers in length, was the
main and most important constructed hydraulic project towards the 1700 B.C. (initial time). It is thought that its construction obeyed to a cosmogonic model, related with the fertility.
Cumbemayo Canal
Cumbemayo Canal
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Town/place Cumbemayo
Department: Cajamarca
Categories:Archeological & historical site
Author:Mylene D'Auriol (Peru)

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