Pachacamac
Over Labor Day, I headed to Lima, Peru to visit my sister, her husband, my nephew and my niece. My niece and nephew had the day off school, so we headed south of the city to check out Pachacamac . It was about an hour south of the city although we hit traffic so it usually would be a little shorter. The site is just off the Pacific Ocean. The site is named after the "earth god" Pacha Makaq, which is a god we heard a lot about when we were in the Sacred Valley. It was started before the Incan period, but they continued to operate throughout the Incan empire. It continued as both a temple and an administrative center. The ruins were first discovered in the 1890s. The museum was re-done about three years ago. Excellently, I might add. We headed out to the ruins first, but I think you might want to check out the museum first. I may also feel like that because our tour guide spoke Spanish and while I understood some of it, I am sure I did not catch it all