On the 1st of July of 1937, Julio C. Tello discovers the place guided by Victor Dueñas. The people of the area knew of the place and they called it the HUACA DEL INDIO BRAVO (Ruin of the Brave Indian), because of a human face that was carved in a big rock and it was 3/4 buried on the ground. Tello finds in the north front, east and west sides, 98 carved rocks. In 1969, after 7 weeks of work of the Archeologists Lorenzo Samaniego and Alberto Bueno, with the help of the people of Casma, it was discovered 20 new lithic pieces and since then the site has a guardian. The earthquake of the 31 of May of 1970, affected badly Sechin. All the work done in 1969 was covered by tons of dirt from the surrounding hills. At the end of 1970, the government financed the archaeological work in Sechin.
GENERAL TRIP INFORMATION
SEASON: All year CATEGORY: 2** STARS SERVICE: PERSONALIZED EXPERIENTIAL TOUR RESERVATIONS: AT OFFICE: 3 Days before the trip date, previous confirmation. TIME LINE: 3 Days/2 Nights. This trip is done in local transportation, meals are on your own and the personalized experiential tour programs have the personal assistance of a professional trip leader and guide, all the time.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Day 01.- Leaving from Lima on a Bus to Casma (aprox.7 hours). Arrival, checking into the Hotel. Day 02.- After breakfast, you will head to Sechin, to see the "Max Uhle" Museum, that has exhibition rooms with part of the archaeological materials that were found in the digging of Sechin and the Archaeological Complex with its Mural Art of sculptures on stone. The under relief motifs represent the human drama of the war. The visit will take aprox. 2 hrs. At mid-day, the visit will continue with a hike to Chanquillo, the oldest solar observatory in America, which is located in the top part of a hill, with three ovoid walls with strategic entrances that lead to well elaborated passages were the ceilings are made of thick Algarrobo wood. Across on the east side, its located a hill that has on its top, 13 towers, that according to the archaeologist Ivan Ghezzi, the movement of the Sun during the whole year coincides with one of the 13 towers, been able to define the solstices and equinoxes. Return to Casma. Overnight. Day 03.- From here on, you can go back to Lima or continue to Huaraz or Chimbote to head towards Trujillo (this is on your own).
