"One of the most important things we are learning is exactly where this and other works were located exactly," says Guillermo Cock Carrasco, the director general of ConsultPatCu E.I.R.L. The Lima-based consultant is overseeing the archeological aspects of the project. "Formerly we had an idea but couldn't tell for sure."
That uncertainly created headaches for the construction of the new freeway as the archeologists were unable to tell work crews exactly where they could expect to find historically significant items. The stop-start process that followed has delayed the completion of the road for several months, says Armando Molina, the project manager for the City of Lima.