Huaca Pucllana

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Huaca Pucllana is a pre-Inca adobe pyramid and ceremonial complex located in the Miraflores district of Lima, Peru.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
ceremonial center
pyramid
tourist attraction
architecturalStyle stepped pyramid
country Peru
culture Lima culture
discoveredInCentury 20th century
distanceToPacificOcean short distance
elevationAboveTheSurroundingTerrain approximately 22 meters
endTime circa 700 CE
excavationStart 1981
foundInCountry Peru
hasPart central pyramid
courtyards
enclosures
plazas
hasTouristInfrastructure guided tours
interpretive center
on-site restaurant
hasUse archaeological research
cultural education
site museum
heritageDesignation Cultural Heritage of the Nation of Peru
laterUseBy Wari Empire
surface form: Wari culture
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lima Province
Lima Region
locatedInTime Early Intermediate Period
locatedInUrbanArea Miraflores
surface form: Miraflores district
location Lima
Miraflores
Peru
materialUsed adobe
nameLanguage Spanish
nearbyCity Lima
openToPublic true
partOf pre-Columbian archaeology of Peru
protectionStatus protected archaeological zone
region central coast of Peru
significance important example of Lima culture urban ceremonial architecture
significantPeriod Lima culture period
startTime circa 200 CE
topLevelDomainOfWebsite .pe
translationOfName Pucllana Temple or Pucllana Shrine
use administrative center
burial site
religious ceremonies

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

subject surface form: Pucllana Temple
Lima culture period hasCapital Huaca Pucllana
Lima hasLandmark Huaca Pucllana
Miraflores hasLandmark Huaca Pucllana
Lima culture period hasSite Huaca Pucllana