Archaeologists release images of a 3,800-year-old city in Peru

Archeologists release images as a result of eight years of research in Penico, called the "City of Social Integration" of the populations of the Supe Valley (1800-1500 B.C.), located in the province of Huaura, Lima region. The 3.800 year-old archaeological site of Penico was an urban center that fostered social integration between the coast and the highlands, even goods from the jungle reached this site. 

Research carried out by the Peruvian Ministry of Culture has identified 18 constructions, including buildings and residential complexes. Researchers believe that it was built at the same time as the first civilizations in the Middle East and Asia.