Paramonga

Paramonga rises above the Fortaleza valley on Peru’s central coast. Its great adobe pyramid consists of massive stepped platforms with rooms on the summit, overlooking irrigated fields and the dry coastal plain. Built in the period of Chimú influence and later occupied by the Incas, the complex marked a significant point in the political landscape of the northern coast. Its imposing walls gave rise to the name “fortress,” though the site also had ceremonial importance.