Toro Muerto

{{short description|Archaeological site in Peru}}

{{Infobox ancient site

| name = Toro Muerto

| native_name =

| alternate_name =

| image = Toro Muerto Archaeological site - petroglyph (llama).jpg

| alt =

| caption = Petroglyph of a llama

| map_type = Peru

| map_alt =

| map_size =

| relief = yes

| coordinates = {{coord|16|13|20|S|72|30|28|W|display=inline,title}}

| location = Castilla Province, Arequipa Region, Peru

| region =

| type =

| part_of =

| length =

| width =

| area =

| height =

| builder =

| material =

| built = Approximately 900

| abandoned =

| epochs =

| cultures = Wari culture

| dependency_of =

| occupants =

| event =

| excavations =

| archaeologists =

| condition =

| ownership =

| management =

| public_access =

| website =

| notes =

}}

Toro Muerto ({{langx|en|Dead Bull}}) is a collection of ancient petroglyphs in the Peruvian coastal desert, found in the Castilla province in the region Arequipa in Peru. The site contains some 3000 volcanic rocks with petroglyphs dating back to the Wari culture,{{cite web | url=http://www.municipiocastilla.gob.pe/allatractivos.htm | title=Atractivos Turisticos de Castilla | publisher=Municipalidad Provincial de Castilla | access-date=2013-06-27 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006170816/http://www.municipiocastilla.gob.pe/allatractivos.htm | archive-date=2011-10-06 | language=es}} active from 500 to 1000 AD. The Wari ({{langx|es|Huari}}) were a Middle Horizon civilization that flourished in the south-central Andes and coastal area of modern-day Peru.{{cite book|author=Susan E. Bergh|title=Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0lKcuAAACAAJ|access-date=31 August 2013|year=2012|publisher=Thames & Hudson|isbn=978-0-500-51656-0}}