We are on our way to the ruins... Puruchuco, meaning 'Feather hat' in Quechua, is located at km 4.5 of the Carretera Central, east of Lima, in today's district of Ate. In the sprawling shantytown known as Tupac Amaru, lies the pre-Hispanic site known to archaeologists as Puruchuco-Huaquerones, which was once the main ceremonial center of the Incas. During archaeological investigations, the archaeologist Guillermo Cock discovered the extent of the hidden settlement.
My brother-in-law and my wife
Steps, leading to the site
A corridor...
View from the top
A woman prying in the ruins
And another one
A view of Ate, from the ruins
Plan of the ruins
Info
More corridors
Hallways
More corridors and rooms
Storage room
A broken grinding stone
Walking thru the corridors
Triangular hornances, the most photographed part of the site
More info
To the ceremonial area...
The ceremonial area
A grinding stone
Another storage room
Info again
A huge ceramic water jug...
More corridors...
