Archive for September 10th, 2008

Huaca Mateo Salado

Huaca Mateo Salado

Found at at the Plaza de la Bandera where the district of Pueblo Libre meets Breña and Lima Cercado, the ruins of five pyramids that make up this Lima Culture complex called Huaca Mateo Salado tower over the surrounding modern houses.

September 10, 2008 | Archaeology, Culture & History, Lima City Guide

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The Yana Lords

The Yana Lords

The Inca’s vast empire spanned from modern day Colombia and Ecuador in the north, to the city of Santiago in Chile. At the lowest level of the organisational hierarchy were the ayllus, units of people made up of large extended families. These were headed by lords called curacas, who in turn reported to more powerful regional curacas.

September 10, 2008 | Culture & History

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