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Lima, Peru
Silvana Zamora
ALA MASTER Sanctuary of PACHACAMAC
Sisicaya
STREAM
MOLLE
Piedra Liza SUSICATA
Pachacamac was the most During the 15th century, the Río Seco
important sanctuary on the Incas unified and built it as part Molle
SECTOR 3
T he importance of this
sanctuary is evident in the
way it has been occupied Temple of The Sun
by pre-Hispanic cultures
over time. Its constructions
are the product of successi-
ve occupations, some
structures were built
gradually, so they have
Temple of The Sun
different construction SECTOR 2
phases and acquired
different dimensions and
shapes over time. For this
reason, in each period the
site must have been
architecturally different,
and today we can only Reconstruction temple
appreciate the configura-
tion achieved after its 1200 SECTOR 1
years of history.The monu-
mental zone is divided by
walls that delimit three
sectors with different
characteristics: Sector I is Reconstruction Piramid V
located in the highest part
and presents an irregular
topography. The entrance
of the north-south street is
located at the northern end
of Sector II, at the culmina- Old Temple
ting point of two roads, the
Qhapaq Ñan. Finally, Acllawasi
Sector III is the largest and Temple of Sun
is subdivided into two areas Taurichumpi
along Lima Avenue. The “Adobitos” Pachacamac Temple Ramp Piramids Building 47
Temple of Urpiwachaq Uhle Cementery Plaza de los Peregrinos
The Panel Old Temple House of Quipus
EARLY HORIZON EARLY INTERMEDIATE MEDIUM HORIZON INT HORIZON LATE HORIZON
ALA MASTER Sanctuary of PACHACAMAC
Nevertheless,Lima,as many
cities in South America, suffers
from a lack of urban planning. New Pachacamac Museum
As a consequence, many illegal
settlements are located in
protected areas such as
archaeological sites due to the
lack of protection from the state
and the opportunity for "free
spaces". In this context, a large
area of the Lurin River Valley
landscape has been lost over
the years.
1903 1943 1965 1980 2015
At the end of the 19th Subsequently, the work of Firs Pachacamac Museum First research project on the Pachacamac Museum
Since 2010, preventive archaeo-
century found that in the Strong and Corbett Inauguration archaeological site. Re-Inauguration
logy projects have been carried Ministry of Culture + Universi- Llosa - Cortegana
lower levels of the stratigra- corroborated this informa-
out to contain this problem; tion, when developing ties (PUCP).
phic sequence that
most of them focused on the Adobitos
culminated with the Inca excavations that intervene
education of the population; occupation, there were the base of the Temple of
which includes, a competition early cultural materials that the Sun on the east flank,
for the construction of the preceded them, including confirming the presence of
Pachacamac museum and structures with the typical structures built with small
small Lima adobes. (Canzia- adobe bricks and cultural
another competition for the
ni, 272) associations that
design of the Pachacamac park. correspond to this of the
Temple of the Sun on the
east flank, confirming the
presence of structures built
with small adobe bricks and
cultural associations that
correspond to the period in
question and to which the
Inca construction was
superimposed late. (Canzia-
ni, 272)