Churajon

Churajón is an extensive archaeological complex southeast of Arequipa, among the dry western slopes of the Andes. Settlements, agricultural terraces and water channels reveal how its inhabitants cultivated a difficult landscape. Pottery found across the complex reflects contacts among several southern Andean traditions, as well as later Inca and colonial occupation. Its terraces and clustered buildings preserve the history of communities that made use of mountain water in an arid region.