Pachacámac
Sign in to savePachacámac () is an archaeological site southeast of Lima, Peru in the Valley of the Lurín River. The site was first settled around A.D. 200 and was named after the "Earth Maker" creator god Pacha Kamaq. The site flourished for about 1,300 years until the Spanish invaded. Pachacamac covers about 600 hectares (1480 acres) of land.
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- Ancient site.name
- Pachacámac
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- Pachacamac - 51163366566.jpg
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- View of Pachacámac
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- Peru
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- Ancient site.location
- Lima
- Ancient site.epochs
- Middle Horizon, Late Intermediate, Late Horizon
- Ancient site.cultures
- Huari, Lima, Inca Empire
- Ancient site.website
- Santuario Arqueológico Pachacámac (in Spanish)
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- PCN
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- Iglesia y Convento de Santo Domingo
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- Immovable tangible
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- Legal basis
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- R.D. Nº 1416
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Pacha Kamaq deity
- Pyramids of Pachacamac
- Pachacamac Idol
- Temple of the Sun
- Old Temple
- Other structures
- Grave sites
- Outside influences
- Spanish invasion
- In popular culture
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
Pachacámac () is an archaeological site southeast of Lima, Peru in the Valley of the Lurín River. The site was first settled around A.D. 200 and was named after the "Earth Maker" creator god Pacha Kamaq. The site flourished for about 1,300 years until the Spanish invaded. Pachacamac covers about 600 hectares (1480 acres) of land.
==Pacha Kamaq deity== thumb|Anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic bird on a Huari pot|left Pacha Kamaq ('Earth-Maker') was considered the creator god by the people who lived in this part of Peru before the Inca conquest. The Inca received him into their pantheon, but he was never an equal of Viracocha, whom they viewed as more powerful.