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Gaviota Phase
Gaviota Phase [CP].Cultural groupings of the period c.1900–1750 BC along the coast of Peru, many of them occupying small villages near productive shell-fish beds. Some inland sites were also occupied at this time, including the ceremonial centre at Chuquitanta, Peru.
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