Day 6

Today I drove to Pachacamac, an ancient temple to Pacha Kamaq, the god who created man kind. I saw several pyramids. Archeologists have been able to recognize at least 17 of those pyramids. There was also a cemetery and multicolored fresco of fish to represent that Pacha Kamaq is the god of fish. The Wari sponsored the construction of Pachacamac so they could use it as an administrative center. Many Wari designs began to appear on constructions and lots of textiles and ceramics of this period were found in the cemeteries. Pachacamac became a religious state after the fall of the Wari. Afterwards the Ichma state developed and began to use Pachacamac as a religious site to venerate Pacha Kamaq. When the Ichma joined the Inca Pachacamac became an important administrative center. The Inca also allowed it to be a religious site for Pachacamac priests to function independently. They also let the oracle stay there. They did add a few buildings though, like the sun temple. I explored this site until 4 P.M. then I went to the hotel and began to pack up. At seven I went to a restaurant called the Restaurant Huaca Pucllana. There I ate two kinds of meat that turned out to be guinea pig and rabbit. They were very tasty. It was a good place to eat. Tomorrow I am going to the airport and continuing my journey but until then good night.