HUACA PUCLLANA, LIMA

Huaca Pucllana

The Huaca Pucllana belongs to the Lima culture (200 to 700DC).

It is located in the district of Miraflores (Lima).

The construction is made so as to resist earthquakes.

Huaca Pucllana

The pyramid was the main building of the site, where the landscape is dominated and could control the population but, in addition, its religious function was the main. Public spaces painted yellow people gathered importance probably participated in ceremonies to strengthen the bonds of cohesion and worship the ancestors and deities worshiped by them. In the extreme south found burial sites of characters from the Lima elite, both adults and children.

Although most of the human remains found belong to human sacrifice.

The third part of the pyramid and the integrity of the bottom are equipped with a tourist circuit that provides insight into the various spaces used when the site was a ceremonial center. In some enclosures and patios have been enabled to life-size recreations of the Lima culture people doing various activities (making adobes, ceremonies, etc..) And tombs of the Huari culture, accompanied by photographs of the excavation process, this allows a clearer understanding of the past of the site.