Kotosh , pre-Columbian site, near modern city Huánuco in today's Central Highlands Peru , known for its early temple structures . These earliest buildings, some of which have interior walls niches and mud relief decorative friezes, date to the end of the Late Pre-Pottery Period ( c. 2000-1800 bc ). The site also contains remnants of later Cultures in the region. The early days are represented by overlying temple structures and a pottery style known as Wairajirca. These buildings and ceramics are in turn made by Chavín- Materials overlaid (Early Horizon; 1000-400 v . Ch. ).
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