Tucume, pyramids in the Peruvian desert

A view across the vast site, with pyramids visible in the distance

At Tucumbe you can see examples of the large pyramid structures built by the ancient cultures from around 11AD.

Ok pyramids seems a little strong a word given what is actually remaining, but there were certainly some pretty mighty and interesting structures built at this site.  At first sight, especially from ground level, they appear as if they could be just interesting rock formations.  However, they were actually built up using bricks and can be better viewed from the viewpoint across the site where you get an impression of how varied the landscape must have looked before they began to crumble....  And generally it is a very bizarre landscape to walk through, I went at a time when for a while there was hardly anyone else around and it was quite odd, just me and the vultures!