Tour to the Archaeological Sanctuary of Pachacamac (small group)
Description
We will visit one of the most important ceremonial centers on the South Coast of Lima, the Sanctuary of Pachacamac, which was the most important Pilgrimage Center of the Inca period. Pachacamac was the God of Earthquakes, many offerings were discovered in this temple, in the place we will find archaeological evidence of the pre-Inca - Inca era. This group of buildings is located in the middle of the desert and facing the sea. Temples like the Acllahuasi; the Old Temple and the Temple of the Sun will allow us to know the pre-Hispanic architecture.
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Itinerary
SAN ISIDRO – MIRAFLORES – BARRANCO We begin our adventure by picking up each traveler from their Hotel or Airbnb at 9:00 AM according to our included pick-up points (1 day before we will confirm the pick-up time according to the location of their Hotels). MIRAFLORES – PACHACAMAC Next we will travel to the south of Lima in private tourist transport (Approx. 1 Hour)
PACHACAMAC SITE MUSEUM We will visit the Site Museum within the Pachacamac Sanctuary, where more than 290 registered pieces of various materials such as ceramics, wood, textiles, among others, are exhibited. One of the emblematic pieces of the museum is the “Idol of Pachacamac”.
PACHACAMAC ARCHAEOLOGICAL CENTER Continuing with our tour, we will visit the Aclawasi “Temple of the Virgins of the Sun”, a sacred site where women selected for their manual, culinary skills or physical beauty lived and worked, and who were at the service of the Inca empire. The Aclawasi of Pachacamac was one of the largest and most important on the coast. Likewise, we will appreciate the different buildings that are part of this impressive place, buildings from cultures such as Lima, Wari, Ichma and Quechua, which left testimony of their ingenuity and ability to survive in a territory as adverse as the coastal desert.
As soon as we visit the sacred precincts in the lower part of the sanctuary, we will head down an elevated ramp that will take us to the "Temple of the Sun", the jewel of Pachacamac. Finally we will border “The Temple of the Sun” or “Punchao kancha”, built of adobes and considered probably the largest temple on the entire coast, representing a great organizational effort for its construction.
PACHACAMAC – MIRAFLORES (45 minutes) Finally, we will return to the lower part to board our vehicle and return to your hotels or meeting points.
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Important Information
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(316)
Yury was a great driver. I felt safe and taken care of the whole ride. Gema was an amazing guide. She shared her knowledge and love for Peru throughout the tour. She brought a Peruvian flag and she took a ton of pictures and shared them at the end of the trip. Gema met us with a smile at the JW Marriott. The drive south was easy and there wasn’t much traffic (we went on a Sunday morning which helped). The museum and temples were really cool to see and learn about. Gema was a tresire trove of insightful information. Truly grateful for this opportunity to learn more about Peruvian history and culture. We spent about 2 hours in total at the museum and temple ruins. I think this was the perfect amount of time. I was able to read all the info (and skip some that I wasn’t as interested in). But if you wanted to see and read everything you had enough time. I never felt rushed the entire day. At the end of the trip we were dropped off safely. I’m so glad I booked this trip. I totally recommend this trip and Yury and Gema!
Guide Patrick was great, lots of explanations and super friendly
Interesting information about the early inhabitants of the coastal area. Fascinating museum. Beautiful views of the ocean. Our guide, Melanie, was excellent!
We would have liked a little more explanation and tour
Jose was an excellent tour guide with good English and good knowledge of the history, explaining clearly the story of the places. I really enjoyed the tour - and Amerigo's driving through crazy Lima's traffic!
Excellent experience!! José and Américo were very pleasant, excellent disposition, they even recommended places for us to eat and continue visiting. The guide gave a very good explanation of everything, very clear. We will definitely return!
Like the tour. Mario, our guide, was engaging and knowledgeable. It was just people on the trip and one of us was Spanish speaking and I only spoke English. Mario was bilingual and balanced answering our questions very nicely
I had a guide, Bryan, who was very knowledgeable, explaining absolutely everything in great detail. He loves history and tells the story of the archaeological site and of Peru with great detail, nuance, and interest. I highly recommend this guide and this tour.
Very informative and scenic! Roxana was friendly and knowledgable!
A very nice visit. And we were lucky to go on the day of the winter solaticio, the day of the Inca New Year... We picked up the arrival of the people for the ceremony. It was all cloudy and when the people reached the top, the sun appeared Our guide Patrick very rich in knowledge, sympathy and love for history. Super recommend!
