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Kuelap is a monumental construction in Peru, South America. Peru Ministry of Culture dates it to c. 500-1570 CE. Its listed material is Limestone. Its height is listed as 19 m (estimated). Peru Ministry of Culture also records: “Fortified settlement.”
A walled Chachapoya citadel with walls up to 19 m high.



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Compare the published evidence and its interpretations. “Consensus” records the mainstream account; “Alternative” identifies a competing interpretation, not an equally established conclusion. Estimates and unresolved questions remain qualified in the claim text.
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| Date | 500 CE - 1570 CE c. 500-1570 CE Peru Ministry of Culture | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Fortified settlement Peru Ministry of Culture | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
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