Pachacamac reveals more of its secrets

The archaeological site of Pachacamac, once the most important religious and spiritual center for ancient Peruvian cultures, has gone through an important restoration program that has extended the areas for tourists to visit. Visitors could learn more about the life of the people that live here long time ago. As well as find out about the pilgrims who used to travel great distances to worship their gods and also to bury their love ones.

Pachacamac stands on top of an arid hill overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Lima. Among the new areas open to the public are: the Acllahuasi or Temple of the Mamacona, an Inca building that hosted high-status maids that were sent from all over the empire to worship the Sun and to work on fine textiles; the pyramid with a ramp No. 2, one of the 17 pyramids that have been uncovered, which were own by different high-status family groups who used them as lodgings while worshiping and giving offerings in the sanctuary; and the East-West and North-South streets, where visitors can easily imagine how the site looked during its peak years.