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This is a large site on a mountain facing the intersection of the Oritoyacu and Cosanga rivers. There are numerous artificial terraces visible on the slopes. The site can be accessed by foot from the Baeza-Cosanga road. We excavated one 1x1 m test here, at about 2,000 m above sea level. The site was used for pasture at the moment. Survey collections yielded Cosanga, Bermejo Thick and Pituro Dark Polished sherds, and I intended to further clarify their chronological relation with the excavation of stratigraphic tests here. Unfortunately, intense rainfall at the time led to landslides on the road that restricted our access to the area and consequently we were unable to excavate more than one test at this site.