Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary

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Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary is a protected archaeological and natural area in northern Peru known for its dense dry forests and numerous monumental adobe pyramids associated with the ancient Lambayeque (Sicán) culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf natural reserve ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
associatedWithCulture Lambayeque culture ⓘ
Sicán culture ⓘ
climateType semi-arid ⓘ
contains Batán Grande archaeological complex ⓘ
country Peru ⓘ
designation Historical Sanctuary ⓘ
governingBody SERNANP ⓘ
Servicio Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalFeature adobe pyramids ⓘ
monumental pyramids ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Batán Grande ⓘ
hasConservationObjective conservation of dry forest biodiversity ⓘ
protection of Lambayeque culture archaeological heritage ⓘ
hasEcosystemType tropical dry forest ⓘ
hasFeature ancient irrigation canals ⓘ
ceremonial platforms ⓘ
pre-Hispanic tombs ⓘ
hasMainAttraction Sicán adobe pyramids ⓘ
dense carob tree forest ⓘ
hasNumberOfPyramids approximately 20 ⓘ
hasVegetationType dry forest ⓘ
IUCNCategory III ⓘ
knownFor Lambayeque (Sicán) culture remains ⓘ
dense dry forests ⓘ
numerous monumental adobe pyramids ⓘ
locatedIn Ferreñafe Province ⓘ
Lambayeque Region ⓘ
Pítipo District ⓘ
northern Peru ⓘ
near city of Chiclayo ⓘ
linked to: Chiclayo

town of Ferreñafe ⓘ
partOf Peruvian National System of State-Protected Natural Areas ⓘ
protects dry forest ecosystem of the La Leche River valley ⓘ
protectsSpecies Prosopis pallida ⓘ
Tumbes swallow ⓘ
algarrobo ⓘ
carob tree ⓘ
sechura fox ⓘ
white-winged guan ⓘ
traversedBy La Leche River ⓘ
usedFor cultural tourism ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
scientific research ⓘ

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Lambayeque culture → majorSite → Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary ⓘ
Batán Grande → locatedIn → Pómac Forest Historic Sanctuary ⓘ
linked to: Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary
Sicán culture → mainSite → Pómac Forest Historical Sanctuary ⓘ