Huaca Pucllana

Huaca Pucllana

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June 10th 2009
Today, we went on the tour in the morning and then in the afternoon we went to Huaca Pucllana. It is an adobe pyramid of the Lima culture dating from AD 400. It is currently being excavated by resident archeologists and probably will be for another 20 years. It was pretty amazing, about the size of 16 hectares. I bought a new camera today! We just came now to download some pictures to this ... read more

South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Miraflores

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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