Site Museum and Archaeological Sanctuary of Pachacamac — Attraction in Lima Metropolitan Area

Don't join a tour group - just go by yourself.

Very important site historically.

Very good museum with lots of fabulous pieces on display. Photos allowed without flash... but don't touch the glass!

It's 3 miles (5kms) to walk the entire route on good paths which are dusty. You can hire a bicycle to get around the site and some people drive around!

Not the most spectacular ruins I've seen, but these are 2200 years old and much is still being excavated. There are a few nice surprises of colour here and there.

However it is the best thing I saw/did in Lima and I'm glad I went.

There are 2 sets of lovely clean toilets, a cafe and a shop.

Instead of joining a tour, I paid 32 soles for an uber from Barranco at 11am, and 35 to return. Entry fee is 15 soles, so even going by myself it was cheaper than joining a tour, and I could take my time. Going after 10am there's much less traffic and uber will be cheaper then too.

There are official guides that you can hire on site, but the printed information you're given makes it possible to see without a guide.

Round trip, including 2.5 hours at the site and museum, was 4 hours.

There is also a bus stop at the site entrance but I don't know the...

Pachachamac has a history dating back to 200 BC and it has influences from Lima, Wari, Ychma and Incas culture. It used to be a pilgrimage centre and Pachacamac was a feared god with power to cause earthquakes. The current site has a museum and the excavations from the structures built centuries ago - Sun Temple, Pachacamac, Acllawasi. During Inca rule (the last kingdom before Spanish Colonialisation), many people user to visit this site as a pilgrimage and many pyramids were built here. Sun Temple is supposed to have quite an ideal location based on planets and it faces the sea. There was a school built for girls called Acllawasi where they were taught day to day routine work. The excavation work is still in progress here. Entry ticket is 15 Soles for regular route and 20 Soles for special route. It was great knowing about this much ancient history. If you are a history buff, then this site is a must visit in your Lima it itinerary. Guided tours are available in both Spanish and English and...

I’ve been to this archeological site before, I believe in the late 90’s. I’m back this year and it’s changed quite a bit. At the entrance there is now a small museum that displays the artifacts of the Wari, Ychma & Inca cultures. Past the museum you’ll find the 1st architectural site, the Acllawasi de Pachacamac. There’s also a small farm to your left as your making your way around the site.

The next site we visited was The Temple of the Son. We walked around the entire structure and got a pretty good view of the ocean and the Islands of Pachacamac which looks like a wale swimming in the ocean.

It was pretty hot so we didn’t continue further. I would suggest applying sun tan lotion or wearing a broad-brimmed bucket hat. Also, you should bring something to drink or buy something from the small cafe which is located at the exit of Museum. Also be ready to walk and climb quite a lot. The complex is huge. You can drive in but just up to a certain point. The...