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A unique archaeological and mystical experience: The
Oracle, Temples, Palaces, Myths and Legends ANCESTRAL
SHRINES
DAILY DEPARTURES
MORNING : 09.15 APROX
AFTERNOON : 2.30 APROX
DURATION : 4 HOURS APROX
PRICE : $55.00
 Our
tour will start at the Pucllana temple built in the IV
century A.D., an ancestral and ceremonial site dedicated to
the local divinities. A panoramic view of the Huacllamarca
shrine, a typical pyramid that characterizes sacred
buildings on Peru’s coast. These shrines are located in the
modern Lima neighborhoods of San Isidro and Miraflores.
PACHACAMAC
A guided tour of the splendid and vast archaeological
citadel of Pachacamac, the temple of the deity, Pachacamac,
believed to be the creator of the universe and a divinity
adored by old Andean civilizations. A sacred and ceremonial
site dating back to the beginnings of Christianity where
thousands of pilgrims converged to pay tribute and consult
the Pachacamac oracle, who they believed could see the past,
the future and people’s fate.
The site comprises pyramidal temples and enclosures built by
successive pre-Colombian civilizations and finally the
Incas. Highlights include the Temple of Pachacamac, the Sun
God shrine, and the Palace of the Chosen Women or Virgins of
the Sun.
At the site museum there is an idol of the deity, Pachacamac,
which couldn’t be seen by the profane, and was reserved for
the high priests who kept, revered and interpreted the
divine oracle in the old times. A sacred site, the temple
was considered to be part of the planet’s mystical axis.
BARRANCO AND VILLA MARSHLANDS
After a visit to Barranco, a neighborhood both traditional
and bohemian, and its well-known Bridge of Sighs, we will
tour the beaches along the Green Coast and the Friar’s Leap
ledge over the ocean, the Ecological Reserve at the Villa
Marshlands, with spectacular views of the Pacific Ocean
along the South Pan-American Highway.
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