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Unveiling The Past: My Journey To The Inca Ruins Of Puruchuco (26 Pics)
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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.

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Unveiling The Past: My Journey To The Inca Ruins Of Puruchuco (26 Pics)

Steps, leading to the site

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A corridor…

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Unveiling The Past: My Journey To The Inca Ruins Of Puruchuco (26 Pics)

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Unveiling The Past: My Journey To The Inca Ruins Of Puruchuco (26 Pics)

A woman prying in the ruins

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A view of Ate, from the ruins

Unveiling The Past: My Journey To The Inca Ruins Of Puruchuco (26 Pics)

Plan of the ruins

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More corridors and rooms

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Storage room

Unveiling The Past: My Journey To The Inca Ruins Of Puruchuco (26 Pics)

Unveiling The Past: My Journey To The Inca Ruins Of Puruchuco (26 Pics)

A broken grinding stone

Unveiling The Past: My Journey To The Inca Ruins Of Puruchuco (26 Pics)

Walking thru the corridors

Unveiling The Past: My Journey To The Inca Ruins Of Puruchuco (26 Pics)

Triangular hornances, the most photographed part of the site

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To the ceremonial area…

Unveiling The Past: My Journey To The Inca Ruins Of Puruchuco (26 Pics)

The ceremonial area

Unveiling The Past: My Journey To The Inca Ruins Of Puruchuco (26 Pics)

A grinding stone

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Another storage room

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A huge ceramic water jug…

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Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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Hey there, Pandas! My name is Diana (though some prefer to refer to me as Diane, Deanna, and even Liana sometimes), and I am a Community Post Moderator Lead for Bored Panda. As my position title states, I am one of the people (employed Pandas for bamboo) over here who work with the community side of things on this website to ensure all is well, and while at that, I also help various creators and artists get recognition for the incredible work they do by connecting them to a large worldwide audience. Other than that, outside of work, you can find me brewing a nice cup of coffee, making a pizza from scratch, or baking brownies. I also love traveling, concerts, and cats (heavy on that, because I am a cat mom).

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love Peru and have been there 27 times, all over the country. First time I've heard of this place. Wish I was still able to travel that extensively.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I love Peru and have been there 27 times, all over the country. First time I've heard of this place. Wish I was still able to travel that extensively.

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