Who Built the Huaca Pucllana?
Among the many tourist attractions in Lima, perhaps the most impressive and memorable is La Huaca Pucllana. It is a 1,500-year-old pyramid located right in…
Lima pre-Inca ruins
Lost Huacas: the challenge of reclaiming Lima’s pre-Columbian past
Six school girls in Peru’s capital city passing through a 2,000-year-old archaeological ruins as part of their daily routine. It’s a poignant image and a tribute to how cultural patrimony can appear to integrate seamlessly with daily life.
Cajamarquilla archaeological complex equipped with interpretation center and resident researchers
[Originally published March 20, 2010] A new interpretation center was inaugurated last week at the Cajamarquilla ruins, one of the largest, most important and — until now — most under-appreciated pre-Hispanic archaeological complexes along Peru’s central coast.