Huallamarca Traditional Cache
GTAbusquedor: This was fun while it lasted. Hopefully someone else will place a cache in this general area.
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Mirco cache located outside of the grounds of the Huaca Huallamarca ruins in the San Isidro section of Lima.
El micro esta ubicado fuera del predio de las ruinas de la Huaca Huallamarca en el sector San Isidro de Lima.
The Huaca Huallamarca pyramid ruins are located at calle Nicolás de Rivera 201 in San Isidro, Lima. The hours of attention are Tuesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You do not have to enter the grounds nor pay an entrance fee in order to find the cache. Nonetheless I recommend that you tour the grounds, including going on top of the pyramid and visiting the museum. You are looking for a small pain reliever bottle wrapped in gray duct tape.
History: "Huaca Huallamarca" goes back to the early Christian era when the "Hualla" from the Lima Culture occupied the complex. Its original purpose was to serve as a place for worshipping for the tribes of the Lima Culture. During the time of the regional development the big pyramid was built. It was constructed completely with adobe bricks, shaped by hand and assembled to platforms (one over the other) to create enclosures, patios, passageways and private areas. Everything was painted in a yellowish color. Side ramps were built to reach the different levels. Access to the ceremonial centre was probably only allowed to a religious elite. During the early stages, the first burials were quite simple. The bodies were placed in an extended position, wrapped in cotton cloths and tied to a reed stretcher. The offerings placed around the head consisted of ceramic pots and food for the afterlife. During the last inhabited period it was used by the Incas as a human settlement. The citizens built terraces on the east side of the pyramid and added dwellings, patios, storage and cooking areas.
La Huaca Hallamarca ruinas estan en la calle Nicolás de Rivera 201 en San Isidro, Lima. Los horarios de atencion son martes a domingo desde las 9 a.m. al 5 p.m. No es necesario pagar la entrada. El cache se ubique fuera del predio. Recomiendo pagar la entrada para ver la huaca y el museo. Usted busca un contenador de apirina pequeno envuelto con cinta de color gris.
La historia de Huallamarca se remota prácticamente a comienzos de la era cristiana y estuvo ocupada inicialmente por los antiguos pobladores Huallas del Valle de Lima. El edificio fue levantado con pequeños adobes hechos laboriosamente a mano en forma de “granos de maíz” con los que se formaron plataformas superpuestas para alcanzar diferentes niveles y diseñar plazas cercadas, patios, pasadizos y áreas restringidas, pintados de color amarillo ocre. Rampas laterales sirvieron para crear el acceso entre desniveles y el volumen final de la pirámide se logro mediante sucesivas etapas de construcción y remodelación. Por las dimensiones y características de Huallamarca, se pude pensar que era un templo de rango y jerarquía diferente al de los grandes centros religiosos de la época de Lima, como son Pucllana y Maranga. Finalmente Huallamarca sirvió como asentamiento humano para los incas, quienes crearon terrazas en la ladera baja del lado este de la pirámide para construir una aldea compuesta por recintos habitacionales, patios y áreas de almacenamiento y cocina.
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