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Multi-periodSite Name: Huaca PucllanaCountry: Peru
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Type: Pyramid / Mastaba
Nearest Town: Lima
Latitude: 12.1101S Longitude: 77.0337W
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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davidmorgan visited on 31st Jul 2019 An amazing edifice - all those bricks!
bat400 visited on 19th Sep 2018 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 3 Access: 3
MartinJEley visited on 11th Apr 2016 - their rating: Cond: 2 Amb: 4 Access: 5 The site access is controlled and there is an admission fee. Exploring the site is by guided tour only with a guide, in English or Spanish at least. Although portions are damaged, or remain to be excavated, there are sufficient structures visible to be able to appreciate the pyramid and many of the other buildings. Interpretative material, a small museum, and a scale model help to explain the site and what is known about it.
The tour took a little over an hour and I found it to be very informative. I would recommend it to anyone with time to spare in the Miraflores area of Lima.
mfrincu visited on 2nd Apr 2015 - their rating: Cond: 3 Amb: 3 Access: 5 Large complex still partly unexcavated.
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 2.33 Ambience: 3.33 Access: 4.33
The massive multilevel adobe brick pyramid lies in what is now the Miraflores neighborhood of Lima. It was originally built by people of the Lima culture (200AD - 700AD) but was used by successive cultures up to the Inca conquest. The pyramid and surrounding site were originally a ceremonial complex with plazas and ramps and stairs to platforms at different levels on the pyramid.
Later use by the Wari culture (600CE - 1100CE) included using the pyramid as a cemetery with tombs excavated and built into the pyramid. The Wari also expanded the site surroundings to include living areas for a priesthood and/or administrators. Still later, the site continued to see use during the Inca Empire.
Research and excavations continue. A museum and visitor facilities are on site, including a highly promoted up-scale restaurant.
Note: See comment for story of the undisturbed tomb of a Wari weaver, buried with the tools of her trade.
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