Supe
Supe
Puerto Supe, oficially known as Supe Puerto (to distinguish it from the neighboring district of Supe Pueblo, a separate municipality), is as small harbor town located in the province of Barranca, in the Lima Provincias region, on the coast of Peru. Puerto Supe is known for having one of the oldest archaeological sites in the Americas. The archaeological site of El Aspero has been dated at over 3000 B.C.E., and is part of a complex of 20 sites spread throughout the Supe Valley that constitute the oldest known civilization in the Americas: The Norte Chico, or Caral-Supe, civilization.
