Pachacamac was the main sanctuary of the central coast
for over a thousand years, on the south of Lima. Their temples were visited by
crowds of pilgrims on the occasion of the great Andean rituals and going people
of the Andes in search of solutions to their problems or answers to their
questions.
Pachacamac is regarded as an oracle and its worship
was the center of all coastal religion. The word Pachacamac means "soul of
the earth, which animates the world." The ancient Peruvians believed that
one movement of his head would cause earthquakes. He could not look into his
eyes, and even his priests entered the enclosure back.
The new Pachacamac site museum under construction, part
of the National System of Museums of the National Institute of Culture. It aims
to integrate the archaeological site with the community. It provides
information to understand the Archaeological Sanctuary of Pachacamac and place
in the history of Peruvian archeology. Among the main buildings we can find: the
Sun Temple, pyramids with ramps, Taurichumpi Palace, Temple Pintado, Uhle
Cemetery, North and South Streets, Square of the Pilgrims and the Acllahuasi.
You can visit the museum in the old Panamericana Sur Km. 31.5 Lurin district in Lima. A building that will offer visitors modern spaces for the exhibition of major collections that currently houses and efficient research work and preservation of cultural material environments.
