秘鲁一个1.5公里的古老遗址是哥伦比亚前的市场和印加纪念中心,用于贸易和税收。 A 1.5-km ancient site in Peru was a pre-Columbian marketplace and Inca tribute hub, used for trade and tax collection.

新的研究表明,秘鲁Pisco Valley的Monte Sierpe位于1.5公里长的Pisco Valley,有5,200个洞,作为哥伦比亚前市场和Inca配给系统,将玉米和quinoa等商品储存在编织容器中。 New research shows Monte Sierpe in Peru’s Pisco Valley—a 1.5 km site with 5,200 holes—served as a pre-Columbian marketplace and Inca tribute system, storing goods like maize and quinoa in woven containers. 它有组织地布局,重复了类似于Khipus的数字模式,表明它作为一个贸易和税务枢纽至少运作了700年。 Its organized layout, with repeating numerical patterns resembling khipus, indicates it functioned as a trade and tax hub for at least 700 years.