Huaca Palomino, Archaeological site in Lima District, Peru.
Huaca Palomino is a rectangular pre-Columbian site in Lima with earthen walls and two main courtyards connected by narrow corridors. The layout includes raised platforms and interior spaces arranged in a deliberate administrative pattern.
The site was built around 900 to 1476 CE as a center for the Maranga lordship under the Ychsma culture. It later came under Inca control and early Spanish colonial influence.
This place served as a major administrative hub with spatial arrangements that reflected social order and authority. The raised platforms and interior courtyards show how power and status were expressed through daily use of space.
The site is located in the Palomino neighborhood near Venezuela Avenue in the Lima district and is relatively accessible. Visitors should wear comfortable shoes and allow enough time to explore the different levels and courtyards at their own pace.
Excavations from 2012 to 2013 revealed three distinct occupation phases at the site, each representing different cultural periods. Wooden posts from the colonial era remain visible alongside earlier structures, illustrating how the location was used across centuries.
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