Caral - Oldest Civilization in the Western Hemisphere and second oldest in the World

Such interesting places to visit! 

 Saturday is our P-day and we have had some great adventures.  Our trip to Caral was awesome!  This is the oldest known city building culture in the Americas dating back about 5000 years. It predates the Egyptian Pyramids and is competition for the oldest culture in the world. The coast of Peru is one of the world's most arid places. The cool ocean creates clouds and fog, but the warm land heats the air and the water never condenses into rain. But along the many rivers that flow out of the Andes are wonderful agricultural areas that date back thousands of years.  Caral is one of those.  Our thanks to Elder Holmes for creating video. 

We also visited Aspero, a fishing village near the ocean that was part of the Caral culture. 

 We also visited Vichama, another Caral city by the ocean. Vichama had art work suggesting a famine with starvation. It is thought famine may have led to the end of the Caral culture. There is no evidence of any wars or other violence in the culture. They lived together in peace. Through the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we can also live in peace; individually. as families, as communities and as countries.