Recently, archaeologists working in Peru have uncovered a 3,000-year-old sealed corridor dubbed "the condor's passageway" that likely leads to other chambers inside what was once a massive temple complex pertaining to the ancient Chavin culture.
About Chavin de Huantar
It is Located around 190 miles (306 km) northeast of Lima, Peru.
The Chavin de Huantar archaeological site is among the culture's most important centres, thriving from around 1,500-550 B.C.
It is one of the earliest and best-known pre-Columbian sites.
They date back to the first sedentary farming communities in the northern highlands of the Peruvian Andes, more than 2,000 years before the Inca Empire rose to power.
It served as the centre of social, political, and religious activity in the Andean Highlands.
The Chavín people developed a culturally rich society with a complex religious hierarchy and an extensive trade network
The Chavin are well-known for their advanced art, often featuring depictions of birds and felines.
It is evident in the still breathtaking stone buildings, terraces and plazas embellished with anthropomorphic and zoomorphic bas-relief carvings.
It was declared as the UNESCO world heritage site in 1985.
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