Commission C5 Cultural Astronomy

A watercolour painting of the Chankillo Archeoastronomical Complex in Peru. A line of 13 cuboidal towers are stretching along the ridge of a hill with the sun rising behind the leftmost tower at the June Solstice. The land is shown in shades of pink and orange and the sky in shades of blue, pink, and yellow.

June Solstice Sunrise at the Chankillo Archaeoastronomical Complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peru (watercolour by Jessica Gullberg).

Credit: Jessica Gullberg