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Karajía
Karajía is an archaeological site in the Amazonas region of northern Peru, known for a row of tall sarcophagi of clay, sticks and stones, called purunmachus, set on a cliff ledge. The figures, more than 2 metres high and topped by modelled faces, held burials of the Chachapoya culture from around the 15th century. Several are crowned with human skulls.
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