The goal, said Huaca Pucllana archaeologist Mirella Ganoza ... of the country's culture dating back thousands of years to pre-Columbian times. Dogs like Sumac and Munay appeared frequently ...

The term huaca, also spelled wak’a ... The Inca Empire was unique among the pre-Columbian states of the Andes in the extent to which it formalized and organized its ethnic religion into an ...

The clay and adobe structure, which once functioned as a ceremonial site during the pre-Columbian era ... site (given in both English and Spanish). Huaca Pucllana is also home to a popular ...