Pachacamac
Lima, Peru
Pachacamac is the great desert sanctuary south of Lima, where pilgrims came for more than a thousand years to consult…
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Lima’s four sites are all adobe and all pre-Inca, built long before the Spanish city. Pachacamac, about 40 km south-east of the centre, is the great one: a pilgrim oracle used for over a thousand years, with adobe pyramids, the Inca Temple of the Sun above the sea and a museum holding the wooden idol of the god. The other three stand among apartment blocks: Huaca Pucllana in Miraflores, a stepped pyramid of the Lima culture; Mateo Salado, five Ychsma pyramids near Pueblo Libre; and the smaller, heavily rebuilt Huaca Huallamarca in San Isidro.
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Huaca Pucllana
Lima, Peru
Huaca Pucllana is a great stepped pyramid of adobe in the middle of Miraflores, built by the Lima culture between about…
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Huaca Mateo Salado
Lima, Peru
Huaca Mateo Salado is a group of five stepped pyramids of mud and rammed earth in the middle of Lima, between Cercado…
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Huaca Huallamarca
Lima, Peru
Huaca Huallamarca is a stepped adobe pyramid about 19 metres high in the San Isidro district of Lima, begun around 200…
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With one day, see Pachacamac in the morning and Huaca Pucllana, where a guide is included, later on or on an evening visit. The city huacas are ten to twenty-five minutes apart by taxi; Pachacamac needs a car or tour and up to an hour and a half each way in traffic. Check closing days: Pachacamac and Huallamarca shut on Mondays, Pucllana on Tuesdays.
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Ancient sites in Lima: questions
How many ancient sites are there in Lima?
This catalogue lists 4 ruins and ancient sites in Lima, 3 of them with tickets or tours to book online. The most booked are Pachacamac, Huaca Pucllana, Huaca Mateo Salado.
Which is the oldest ancient site in Lima?
Huaca Huallamarca, founded in 200 BC, is the oldest in the catalogue for Lima.
Which ancient sites in Lima are UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
1 ancient sites in Lima in this catalogue are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including Pachacamac.