As the ruins of Kotosh – most notably the "Crossed Hands" temple – stand to prove, the area was the site of an advanced culture antedating the appearance of pottery. The "skyscraper" burial mounds at Tantay are but one example of architecture deserving more detailed study by scholars.

Suspended iron bridge – ruins of Kotosh – ruins of Huanuco Viejo – Cueva de las Lechuzas – La Bella Durmiente.