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April 20, 2016
Exploring Around Huaca Pucllana
Mugging for the camera
Not all of the Huaca Pucllana pyramid has been excavated and cleared. Here’s an area still being uncovered:
Huaca Pucllana
As you wander around the pyramid you’ll find full size dioramas depicting the ancient Lima Culture people and how they constructed Huaca Pucllana.
Huaca Pucllana life size diorama
You’ll also find depictions of Ceremonial dress and activities.
Huaca Pucllana life size diorama
Within the Huaca Pucllana archeological site you’ll also find indigenous p...
April 18, 2016
The Huaca Pucllana Pyramid of Lima
Huaca Pucllana Panorama
March 19 was a busy day in Lima but, then, so was the next day as you’ll see in a couple of weeks. Our next stop this day was the Huaca Pucllana pyramid, where we arrived late that afternoon. Huaca Pucllana is located in the Miraflores District, which is the upscale area of Lima.
Right in the middle of the upscale Miraflores District
Huaca Pucllana was constructed of intricately layered adobe and clay bricks set in seven large terraces. The structure was built around 1...
April 15, 2016
Fun Photo Friday — Santo Domingo Favorites
Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and Convent of Santo Domingo
And here is today’s Fun Photo Friday favorites of Santo Domingo:
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April 13, 2016
Inside Santo Domingo
Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and Convent of Santo Domingo
On Monday we took a look at the exterior of Santo Domingo and toured the cloister courtyard. Today we meander around the inside, including this stunning library:
Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and Convent of Santo Domingo
Here you can see Ursula along with other members of our tour group:
Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and Convent of Santo Domingo
Here is today’s gallery. Click on any image below to enlarge and bring up t...
April 11, 2016
Santo Domingo Convent and Basilica
Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and Convent of Santo Domingo
Near the historic city center of Lima, Peru, is a magnificent structure with an incredible outdoor courtyard. This is the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and the Convent of Santo Domingo. That’s quite a mouthful, so most just call it Santo Domingo. The exterior façade, impressive as it may be, doesn’t really hint at the wonders you’ll find inside.
Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary and Convent of Santo Domingo
I’m going to spe...
April 8, 2016
Fun Photo Friday — Museo Larco Favorites
Museo Larco
Hope you enjoy our recent tour of Museo Larco in Lima, Peru. Here are some more of my favorite images from this stop:
Museo Larco
Museo Larco
Museo Larco
Museo Larco
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April 6, 2016
Museo Larco Gold, Grounds, Grub, Gifts, and Groans
Museo Larco Gold
Advanced, well-armed Spain wanted gold. Primative South and Central American indigenous people had gold. And for the next couple of hundred years following Columbus this dynamic drove the conflict between these two groups resulting in the decimation of the latter.
Museo Larco Gold
Lustrous, luxurious, glistening, gleaming gold. Gobs and gobs of glorious gold. Enough gold to drive an empire. And that’s just in this museum.
Museo Larco Gold
No wonder Portugal wanted in on the a...
April 4, 2016
Museo Larco Potter and Brain Surgery
Stirrup-Spout Vessel
There is a lot of pre-Columbian pottery on display in Lima’s Museo Larco. Above is a stirrup-spout vessel, a design that originated some 3,000 to 4,000 years ago in South America.
Stirrup-Spout Vessel
These main vessels were pour-cast in a mold, and the stirrup-shaped spouts were handcrafted and attached to the main vessels. The exteriors were then decoratively finished.
Stirrup-Spout Vessel
Not all ancient Peruvian pottery on display at Museo Larco is functional. Some ex...
April 1, 2016
Fun Photo Friday — Some Museo Larco Favorites
Fluffy Greets Her Owner
Below is a shot taken from the Museo Larco’s pre-Columbian sports car gallery. By the way, I’ve decided to give up blogging after today.
From Museo Larco’s Pre-Columbian Sports Car Gallery
Yeah, right. Happy April Fools’ Day.
We’ll continue our tour of Museo Larco next week before continuing on to other sights in and around Lima. Until then, here are today’s Fun Photo Friday shots:
Larco Museum
Museo Larco
Museo Larco
Museo Larco
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March 30, 2016
Stepping Back into Time at Museo Larco
Pre-Columbian pottery
The gallery exhibits of Museo Larco are chronologically ordered, so each area takes the visitor through ever-later periods of Peruvian history.
Tower of Bowls
Exhibits include everything from basic pottery bowl to pottery works of art. There are even galleries devoted to pre-Columbian erotic pottery and gold artifacts, a glimpse of which I’ll give you next Wednesday. There are also exhibits displaying more useful items, such as arrow and spear tips.
Arrow and spear heads...
