1 Day
Lima
Paseo de la República, Plaza San Martín and Plaza Mayor, with their distinctive buildings
1) Colonial Lima
13:00 pm buffet lunch in a tourist restaurant.
13:00 pm buffet lunch in a tourist restaurant.
2) Ancient Lima
3) City Tour Colonial and Modern Lima
14:15 p.m. Our excursion presents the best combination of the various attractions of Lima in its three historical periods: pre-Hispanic, Colonial and Contemporary. Various pre-Columbian cultures dating back thousands of years have developed in Lima. It was part of the Inca Empire until its foundation by the Spanish Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535 as the capital of the Viceroyalty of Nueva Castilla of the Spanish Empire. During this guided tour we will take a journey through its ancient history.
4) Tour to Pachacamac Ruins
9:15 a.m. Guided visit to the splendid and extensive archaeological citadel of Pachacamac. Sanctuary of God Pachacamac, the creator of the universe, divinity adored by the ancient Andean peoples. Sacred and ceremonial place from the beginning of the Christian era where thousands of pilgrims arrived to present their offerings and consult the oracle of Pachacamac, who looked at the past, the future and destiny.
It includes pyramidal temples and enclosures built by several pre-Columbian cultures and by the Incas. The temple of Pachacamac, the shrine of the Sun god and the Palace of the Chosen Women, the Virgins of the Sun, stand out. It exhibits a site museum that keeps the idol of the god Pachacamac, which could not be seen by the profane, his vision was reserved only for the high priests, who guarded him, adored him and were interpreters of the divine oracle. The whole place is considered sacred and part of the mystical axis of the world.
18:00 pm. Return to the hotel
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