# Cahuachi — WHE Definition Discussion (1-14950) **URL:** \ **Category:** WHE Articles\ **Created:** [July 8, 2016, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/cahuachi-whe-definition-discussion-1-14950/17444 "2016-07-08T09:00:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markzcartwright](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/markzcartwright/32/35_2.png) [@markzcartwright](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/markzcartwright)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2016, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/cahuachi-whe-definition-discussion-1-14950/17444/1 "2016-07-08T09:00:45Z")
Cahuachi, located on the southern coast of Peru, was the most important sacred site of the Nazca civilization. The Nazca flourished between 200 BCE and 600 CE, and Cahuachi covers a similar time period. The site, which was used for harvest festivals, ancestor worship, and burials, is dominated by a series of huge ceremonial mounds and plazas. These have been a rich source of Nazca artefacts ranging from mummies to textiles, all well-preserved in the arid climate. * * * _This is a companion discussion topic for the original definition at [https://www.worldhistory.org/Cahuachi/](https://www.worldhistory.org/Cahuachi/)._ * * * **Join the Conversation** - What did you think about this definition? - Anything here you'd push back on? - Have you come across a different take on this topic? Is there anything you'd like to ask about this definition? Ask away — and if you spot something that should be covered, that's useful to know too. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/community.worldhistory.org/system/32/30_2.png) [@system](https://community.worldhistory.org/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2026, 8:29pm UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/cahuachi-whe-definition-discussion-1-14950/17444/2 "2026-07-31T20:29:05Z")