Lambayeque, Peru · South America
Túcume sits on the route: 10 minutes from Mochumí.
Túcume is a town located in Lambayeque, Peru. With a population of 7,043, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, Túcume sits in Peru, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Lima time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Túcume to your route.
Túcume is a pre-Hispanic site in Peru, south of the La Leche River on a plain around La Raya Mountain. It covers an area of over 540 acres (220 ha) and encompassing 26 major pyramids and mounds. The area is referred to as "Pirámides de Túcume" (en: pyramids of Túcume) or Purgatorio (purgatory) by local people.
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site was a major regional center, maybe even the capital of the successive occupations of the area by the Lambayeque/Sican (800-1350 AD), Chimú (1350–1450 AD) and Inca (1450–1532 AD). Local shaman healers (curanderos) invoke power of Tucume and La Raya Mountain in their rituals, and local people fear these sites.
The vast plains of Túcume are part of the Lambayeque region, the largest valley of the north coast of Peru. The Lambayeque Valley is the site of scores of natural and man-made waterways and is also a region containing the remains of about 250 decaying and heavily eroded mud-brick pyramids.
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Túcume is located in Lambayeque, Peru, South America. The coordinates are -6.5064 latitude, -79.8572 longitude.
Túcume has a population of approximately 7,043 people, making it a town in Peru.
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