Comments on: Ruins of Pachacamac http://enperublog.com/2008/10/29/ruins-of-pachacamac/ All you could ever want to know about Peru Sun, 26 Feb 2023 22:03:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Huaca Huallamarca | ...en Perú - Travel Culture History News http://enperublog.com/2008/10/29/ruins-of-pachacamac/comment-page-1/#comment-26529 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 00:53:20 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=1473#comment-26529 […] constructions that gave rise to glorious Pre-Columbian Lima and its great cities of Maranga and Pachacamac,not to forget dozens of other settlements, the Huaca Huallamarca was built using the technology of […]

]]> By: Scotty from Harvard http://enperublog.com/2008/10/29/ruins-of-pachacamac/comment-page-1/#comment-12408 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:54:03 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=1473#comment-12408 I just wanted to thank you very much for this informative article. I have already bookmarked your site, when I have more free time I am going to have to do some further research. Well back to my dreaming of Panama or back to the books – I wonder which one is going to win out. :)

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]]> By: » Lima - Weekend Getaways …en Perú - Travel Culture History News http://enperublog.com/2008/10/29/ruins-of-pachacamac/comment-page-1/#comment-2728 Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:01:50 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=1473#comment-2728 […] The ruins can be reached by day tours from the city, or by taxi for about 80 soles. Take water and a hat, especially during the summer months of December to June. Find out more about this location here. […]

]]> By: » Porongo - Mates Burilados …en Perú - Travel Culture History News http://enperublog.com/2008/10/29/ruins-of-pachacamac/comment-page-1/#comment-1349 Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:44:46 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=1473#comment-1349 […] met this skilled artisan (below) in Pachacamac and he showed me how he carves the shapes onto the dried […]

]]> By: Stuart Starrs http://enperublog.com/2008/10/29/ruins-of-pachacamac/comment-page-1/#comment-1271 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 14:28:54 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=1473#comment-1271 When the Spanish moved Pachacamac residents to Pachacamilla, a church was built and in that church an image of Christ was created, who’s attributes were identical to Pacha Kamaq – I.e. you pray to him for protection from earthquakes.
The Christ only became black when the Africans arrived and became the majority population. The source was Gonzalo Torres.

Thanks for the kind comments.

]]> By: Peruanista http://enperublog.com/2008/10/29/ruins-of-pachacamac/comment-page-1/#comment-1266 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 07:33:12 +0000 http://enperublog.com/?p=1473#comment-1266 As always, is refreshing to read EN PERU, with its great content. Precisely, the Lord of the Miracles is the continuation of the cult not only of Pachacamac, but of African gods as well, and that mixture of faiths was embraced by the Catholics -instead of the other way around- forced by the popularity of the new cult. It is truly a Peruvian version of Christianity for one month of the year.

But I wonder where do you get the sources to state that the first Christ of Pachacamilla was created by the Indigenous peoples. It makes sense because the first black Christ was painted by Pedro Dalcon (or Benito) in 1651, over a century after Lima’s foundation. Pachacamilla was located in today’s Magdalena/Miraflores Santa Cruz neighborhood.

One more thing: my ancestor’s civilizations are the Indigenous or Natives cultures – they are not pre Hispanic. Neither we are not Hispanic after the 16th century invasion. You can tell we survived and our cultures also. So I recommend not to use that term to refer to our cultures.

Great post, great photos -so much to do to repair Pachacamac!
Thank you Stuart.

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