Lima is home to many pre-Incan archaelogical sites, left over from cultures that lived throughout the valley of the Rimac River centuries ago.

Huaca Huallamarca

A restored pre-Incan religious site turned cemetery of the Cultura Lima (AD 200-700). It is a pyramidal huaca, or sacred place, built with adobe which holds the Princess of Huallamarca, the mumified remains of a noblewoman.
Located in the district of San Isidro at 210 El Rosario at Nicolás de Rivera Street. Tel. 424-4124. Open Tu-Sun 9am-5pm. s./5

Huaca Pucllana or Juliana

A ceremonial center dating from the earliest stages of the Lima culture. A huaca with a pyramidal shape built after the Huaca Huallamarca was abandoned, dedicated to the God Pachacámac.
Located in the district of Miraflores, entrance at General Borgoño Street.
Tel. 445-8695 Open Mon and Wed-Sun 9am-5pm. Free entrance and 1 hour tour.