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The plunder of Pachacamac: Peruvian archaeological tour

For travelers interested in a historic Peru tour, this is a destination worth their while.

A sprawling ceremonial center of 18 mud-brick pyramids with ramps and plazas, Pachacámac was one of the most important pre-Hispanic cities of the Andean coast, first occupied from approximately A.D. 300.

It was ruled by the Ychsma lords from 900 A.D. to 1470, when the Inca conquered the smaller kingdom. With it, they gained control of the venerated spiritual center of the Pacific coast — a vitally important center of strategic power from which to advance their empire.