Huaca Pucllana

Sight·LimaMentioned by Lonely Planet
Huaca Pucllana
Photo: Wikimedia Commons
“Huaca Pucllana, or Huaca Juliana, is a great adobe and clay pyramid located in the Miraflores district of central Lima, Peru, built from seven staggered platforms. It served as an important ceremonial and administrative center for the advancement of the Lima Culture, a society which developed in…”
— Wikipedia
Read more on Wikipedia →

In the coverage1 story

Lonely PlanetOct 3

The Top Things to Do in Lima, Peru

Peru

Pre-Inca administrative and ceremonial center

25 things in this story
  • MaidoRestaurantNikkei (Peruvian-Japanese fusion) restaurant
  • BarrancoNeighborhoodBohemian, trendy, and artsy district with galleries
  • Puente de los SuspirosSightNarrow wooden walkway in Barranco
  • KjolleRestaurantLocated in Barranco, Lima, it offers fine dining with native ingredients and a sustainable focus.
  • Museo LarcoMuseumMuseum housing 30,000 ancient pottery artifacts
  • Antigua Taberna QueiroloBarPlace to refresh with a pisco sour
  • malecón cliffsSightCoastal cliffside path for paragliding and strolling
  • Huaca PucllanaSightPre-Inca administrative and ceremonial center
  • CentralRestaurantInterpretamos la complejidad del territorio peruano a través de inmersiones y degustaciones que celebran la diversidad…
  • Parque KennedyParkPark with street stalls selling fried pork sandwiches
  • Lima catacombsSightSubterranean passageways beneath the historic center
  • AeroextremePlaceOffers paratriking (motorized paragliding)
  • malecónHotel10km path along Lima's coastal cliffside
  • Astrid & GastónRestaurantRestaurant by Gastón Acurio, godfather of nouveau Peruvian gastronomy
  • pan con chicharrónRestaurantFried pork sandwich
  • picaronesRestaurantFried squash doughnuts drizzled in chancaca syrup
  • DédaloArts centreProductos auténticos y de alta calidad de la tradición artesanal peruana.
  • El CacaotalMuseumMuseum of cacao products where you can taste exhibits
  • Bosque El OlivarSightPark with 1500 olive trees planted four centuries ago
  • LilaRestaurantChic spot for Negroni or pizza
  • Monasterio de San FranciscoSight16th-century monastery with catacombs
  • Playa Costa VerdeSightBeach in Miraflores, favorite of local surfers
  • Playa La HerraduraSightBeach in Chorrillos with waves up to 5m high
  • Las PallasMarket
  • Crisis GaleriaMarket
Read the full piece at Lonely Planet →
↑↓ to navigate · Enter to open · Esc to close