1 Nuevo Sol Sarcophagus of Karajia

Karajia, a remote cliff site in the Amazonas region of northern Peru, contains ceramic sarcophagi created by the Chachapoya culture — a people conquered by the Inca only decades before Spanish contact, leaving their material traditions poorly documented. The Peruvian central bank's "Riqueza y Orgullo del Perú" circulating commemorative series, of which this is one issue, was specifically designed to fund awareness of endangered archaeological sites through mass circulation rather than collector premiums.

The Chachapoya sarcophagi at Karajia stand up to 2.5 meters tall and were placed in cliff niches largely inaccessible without ropes.