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“Pachacamac Ruins” enjoyperu.com
“36 Hours in Lima, Peru” New York Times (free registration required)
“Lima blends ancient history with fine dining” TravelLady
“Get lost in Lima” msnbc.msn.com / Frommer's
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“pachacamac,for passionately fond of ruins,only!” VirtualTourist.com
“Pachacamac” VirtualTourist.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #15 of 83 attractions in Lima
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Traveler Description: Pachacamac (whose name means Lord of Earthquakes) is an archaeological citadel with strong sacred character, this place has original pre-Inca and Inca more »
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Attraction type: Ancient ruins
Address: Lima
Peru

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“Nice trip!”
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3 of 5 stars
jotajrivera 2 contributions
Los Angeles
Aug 27, 2008
0/1 found this review helpful

While in Lima a got a chance to visit Pachacamac. It's a very interesting archaeology site. The trip out to Pachacamac was really interesting, i had no idea lima was surrounded by desert. It's pretty interesting. more

“Beautiful sights!”
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4 of 5 stars
ALituma 10 contributions
South America
Aug 18, 2008
2/2 found this review helpful

About 40 kms south Lima, Pachacamac was supposed to be a temple or an "oracle" for many pre-columbian cultures in Peru... Eventhough the site is not very well preserved and difficult to understand without a guide (there are local guides available and really cheap) it is totally different from other places you will probably visit in Peru. It´s really near... more

“mi lugar preferido en Perú”
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5 of 5 stars
blawer 1 contribution
Lima
Aug 16, 2007
1/3 found this review helpful

excelente sitio para visitar donde se puede realizar visitas culturales, turísticas y practicar deporte extremo. more

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Lima, Peru