Mayo-Chinchipe

Ceremonial site of Montegrande in Peru showing a characteristic spiral construction

The Mayo-Chinchipe or Mayo-Chinchipe-Marañon culture existed from c. 5500 – 1700 BCE in the highlands of what is now Ecuador and north Peruvian Andes eastern slopes.[1][2]

  1. ^ "The Mysterious Origins of Chocolate Just Got Pushed Back by 1,500 Years". sciencealert.com. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  2. ^ UNESCO World Heritage Centre. "Mayo Chinchipe - Marañón archaeological landscape - UNESCO World Heritage Centre". whc.unesco.org. Retrieved 2018-10-30.