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DigsSite Name: Pachacamac Alternative Name: Pacha KamaqCountry: Peru Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Lima
Latitude: 12.256667S Longitude: 76.900278W
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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mfrincu visited on 2nd Apr 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 4 Access: 4 The mist in the morning over the ruins is amazing. The Temple of the Sun and also the Temple of Pachacamac (Painted Temple) align with the winter solstice sunrise.
DrewParsons Michelledubois Andy B have visited here
The Huari built a city there between 600 and 800 CE. Following the collapse of the Hauri empire it continued to be used as a religious centre from 800-1450 CE when several temples were built, after which it was conquered by the Inca empire.
Pachacamac is a candidate for inclusion on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. The Ychsma Project benefits from the support of the ULB's Centre for Archaeological and Heritage Research, the ULB Foundation, and from the National Fund for Scientific Research. The Pachacamac Archaeological Project website.
Note: 80 sets of human remains found in 20m long tomb, sent to the afterlife with gold ornaments, dogs, guinea pigs. Ring of infants surrounds adult burials.
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