Peru: Residence of Viru culture elite figure unearthed in La Libertad region

A complex of adobe enclosures with fine plaster finishes, built for the use of the Viru elite more than 1,500 years ago, was uncovered by a team of Peruvian archaeologists after three weeks of excavations on the Cerro Blanco slopes, in the Huancaquito Alto population center, in La Libertad region, northwestern Peru.