UNESCO declares Sankillo de Ankas as a World Heritage Site

The UNESCO Decided to add a solar watch and ritual center this Tuesday Sangilo, ையில்ncash is located on the beach World Heritage.

Forty-fourth session of the committee World Heritage From UNESCO Located in the southeastern Chinese city of Fuzhou, although it was mostly held – the Peruvian recognized the candidacy, thus becoming the 13th entry in the country.

Researchers point out that Archaeological Complex Sangilo Following the annual movement of the sun to regulate religious holidays and other seasonal events, direct astronomical observations were made from 500 to 200 BC.

Located about 365 kilometers north of Lima, the lab is spread over an area of ​​three square kilometers and consists of thirteen towers, a circular temple and a plaza built of earth and earth.

Members of the World Heritage Committee UNESCO Met in China and together Sangilo They evaluated the candidacy of the Roberto Burley Marx site based in Brazil; And the Estonian Atlantida Church in Uruguay. All of these projects have been pending since 2020 UNESCO He was forced to cancel his annual appointment due to global health conditions arising from the COVID-19 epidemic.

“Globally Unique”

Peruvian officials insist that Sangilo is “globally unique” because, unlike other ancient laboratories, the Ankashino campus includes a full year solar cycle.

To date, Peru has had twelve recognized places on the World Heritage List.

The first to be added to the list were both the city of Cusco and the historic sanctuary of Machu Picchu in 1983, the last to enter the Andean road system was Kabak Ñan (2014), a nomination shared with other countries in the region. (With information from EFE)

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