Huaca Pucllana: Lima, Peru

First off Let me start off by introducing myself and this project. My name is Daniel McDonald and I am traveling to Peru for about four weeks. The schedule is the first week Lima, second week Cusco/Machu Picchu and Ruins, third the north of Peru such as Trujillo and then another week back in Lima. This blog is going to contain pictures of tourist attractions, food, culture and just interesting photos. I am studying Journalism and Media Studies at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg with a passion for photography. Telling a story through a picture has the potential to reach into someone and communicate emotionally. So hopefully through this blog experience you will enjoy the pictures that are taken through my Nikon D60.

My first week in Lima was amazing. I ate some of the best food in the world and got to see a historical side that Peruvians take huge pride in. It has been 10 years since the last time that I visited Peru, so I am going in with a mature mind and a hunger to learn. The very first place that I visited is a Pre-Inca site known as Huaca Pucllana. Here The Limas (Pre-Incas) where very close to the shore and a center used for ceremonies. The Limas people would do dances and sacrifices on top of the temple to the Sun God. The architecture in Huaca Pucllana is probably the most impressive site here. Since it was Pre-Inca, these buildings that some are still standing is the roots of the minds in architecture in the Americas. The reasoning into why the Limas People built the temples in their style using mud and adobe bricks standing upright is to absorb the waves from earthquakes so that the bricks wont collapse. For a well paid 10 Soles, you can get a full walking tour (Spanish or English) and start in the roots of history of Peru. The tour is very complete because it also gives you a brief introduction to a lot of Peru's traditional flowers, animals and food. Huaca Pucllana is located in Miraflores in Lima and can find more information on how to visit it here. http://pucllana.perucultural.org.pe/