La Centinela is an archaeological site in Peru which was an active administrative center during both the Inca and pre-Inca periods.

It is "an unusual site in that it is one of the very few places where the Incas incorporated a major state installation into a preexisting, and still functioning, non-Inca capital.

"[1] In 1958, Dwight T. Wallace discovered a system of straight roads emanating from La Centinela, suggesting a highly centralized pre-Incan administration.

This means that the residents of La Centinela exploited plant, animal and marine resources.

[4] A black and red on white geometric painting can be found within the principal Inca building.