The pyramids of Caral-Supé…among the oldest in the world
The pyramids of Caral-Supé…among the oldest in the world Peru has a rich history of pyramid-building cultures. And it is on the windswept north central coastal region of Peru where archaeologist have uncovered some of the world’s oldest pyramids…the pyramids of Caral-Supé, dating to almost 3000 BCE.
These pyramids were built long before the Aztec, the Maya or the Inca by the Caral civilisation, one of the world’s most ancient and peaceful societies.
Caral-Supé, the main settlement of the Caral society, is considered the cradle of civilisation in the Americas and flourished some 5 000 years ago in parallel with the earliest urban centres of Mesopotamia and Egypt on the other side of the world.
Although the Caral pyramids are very different from the stone pyramids of Egypt, their construction reveal advanced knowledge of engineering, irrigation, astronomy, and social organization. Learn more about Caral-Supé and other significant complexes in Peru such as the structures at Cerro Sechín and the famous adobe structures of the Moché civilisation, at our talk of 27 January 2026.
Former journalist and avid traveler Ona Viljoen, who visited this region, will give the presentation.
The Egyptian Society of South Africa invites you to attend this lecture at St George’s Grammar School in Richmond Road, Mowbray, on Tuesday, January 27, at 7.30pm. Parking is available on the premises. Lectures are free for TESSA members; visitors pay R30. Refreshments cost R10.
