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Huaca Pucllana, Lima  
   

Huaca Pucllana, Lima

This pyriamid like ruin was started by indigenous people in around 400AD and is literally now in the middle of Miraflores, a suburb of Lima. In the 1940s about 1/3 of it was flattened for housing and up until the ealry 80s people rode motorbikes on it... conservation not such a big deal. It is now protected and archeologists have recovered many artefacts and found women and children in sacrifical tombs.
Peru 2007

May 15th 2007
Peru highlights so far... - Lima hostal and Miraflores nightlife - Huachachina, an oasis in the desert - Sandboarding / Dune buggying - Desert meets the sea landscapes ... read more
South America » Peru

Peruvian Flag Ancient Peru was the seat of several prominent Andean civilizations, most notably that of the Incas whose empire was captured by the Spanish conquistadors in 1533. Peruvian independence was declared in 1821, and remaining Spanish forces defeated in 1... ... read more
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