PACHACAMAC

Today we visited Pachacamac, an archeological sight just outside of the city. Pachacamac, meaning "spirit of the earth" in quechua, is considered to be the city in which the cultures of Perú were born. We were given an hour or long tour by a lovely woman named Sandra. Before we began our tour, some of us asked her questions about her life in Lima. I found it fascinating that she studied tourism in college. Clearly it payed off because (1) she had the tour guide aesthetic down to a T (2) she didn't sprint from sight to sight (3) she had an answer to everyone's question and (4) sometimes she spoke in English!!

Sandra <3

Anyways, Pachacamac was discovered fairly recently and therefore many of the structures appear to be your common sand dune. But if you look close enough you can see the potential outlines of temples and houses. As we walked through the city, we saw groups of archeologists working cm by cm to uncover the treasures of the past, ooh! Sandra said the project could take up to 20 years to complete. I'll have to come back in 2036 to check it out.

Archeologist friends

Now it is time to dormir. Tomorrow, we rise at dawn to take on the desert city of Ica!