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Acording to the legend, the first Inca couple was born from a 鈥淗uaca鈥�. Manco Capac and Mama Ocllo were the couple chosen by the God called 鈥淰iracocha鈥� (The Maker). They had the order to protect the Inca civilization. For this reason the 鈥淗uaca鈥� it鈥檚 considered sacred and It has been used to make rituals and venerations. It could be represented by a huge rock or natural locations.

Entrance to the "Huaca Pucllana"

A 鈥淗uaca鈥� trapped in the city

鈥淗uaca Pucllana鈥� o 鈥淛uliana鈥� is the Quechua name used for this great building by people from Lima culture in the fifth century. This is located in the heart of the most exclusive district in Lima, Miraflores. Surrounded by houses, buildings, gardens, parks, there is the most impressive adobe and clay pyramid.

Huaca Pucllana (plaza)

It served as an important ceremonial and administrative center for the advancement of the Lima Culture. They lived in the area encompassing the Chancay , Chillon and Lurin Valleys. (In the south of Lima)

Huaca Pucllana (contrast with the City)

Their daily lives consisted of farming, fishing and hunting, besides they were excellents making textiles, pottery and implements for farming. The pottery was one of the most important activities of Lima culture. Most of the time vessels were used for cooking.

Peopple working

Cooking

The symbols and drawing on the pottery expressed a connotation religious like 鈥渢wo- headed shark鈥� and 鈥渨aves鈥�. This represents the power of the sea.

The Two-head shark in the pottery

"Pucllana" is divided in two areas which are separated by a great wall of adobe bricks. The first section is an administrative area. This contains a series of plazas and enclosures that was used for public meetings to discuss about the production of food.

It works as an Old cook

The other section was a ceremonial place with its pyramid, where religious rites and ceremonies were held. There were evidence of deep pits where offerings of fish and other marine life took place in order to attain the favor of the gods.

The fall of Lima

Around 700 A.D The Lima culture suffered an internal crisis, as a result appeared new religions and a new Inca group from Southern Andes. The Wari Empire arrived from province Ayacucho and the 鈥淗uaca Pucllana鈥� was used as a cemetery for the Wari Elite. Since then The 鈥淗uaca鈥� is considered a place for for offerings a worshiped.

Nowadays it's a tourist place and it's awesome because of their architecture. It鈥檚 a building make entirely by adobe and bricks. Inside of this it鈥檚 possible to see some animals from Peru and South America like 鈥渢he peruvian dog鈥� a breed of dog which lived before Incas, it鈥檚 curious because It鈥檚 a hairless dog. They are friendly and small. There are too, llamas and alpacas they are camelid from Andean cultures since pre-hispanic times.

Peruvian dog

Llama (camelid from South America)

The trip around the 鈥淗uaca鈥� last 45 minutes aproximately and the last ten minutes the visitants could go to the top to the pyramid.

Going to the top

The Huaca and the city

Standing on the top the pyramid, the peaceful of the place transport me to the those times where society seemed more equal, more fraternal, more human, suddenly the barking of a dog made me wake up. It was a dream.