Archeological
Complex of the Huaca Rajada –
Señor de Sipán (Lord of Sipan)
35 km / 22 miles southeast of
Chiclayo (45 minutes by car). It
is located at the borders of what
once was the Pomalca plantation.
There, in 1987, a tomb of a
Mochican
ruler, later named the Lord of
Sipan, was discovered with intact
vestiges. The findings allowed
experts to learn about the burial
rituals of a Mochican sovereign who
was buried with a warrior, a priest,
two women, a boy, a dog, a llama,
and a guardian with both feet
amputated. The burial paraphernalia
included numerous items of gold and
silver jewelry inlaid with turquoise
and lapis lazuli. The pre-Inca
construction, or huaca, is formed by
a burial platform and two truncated
adobe pyramids that also belonged to
the Mochican culture (first – fourth
centuries A.D.). This pictures was
taken in Huaca Rajada (March 2008) -
All pieces are replicas - the
original pieces are in
Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum |
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Pyramid in Huaca
Rajada |
Scale model of
Huaca Rajada
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Woods around Huaca
Rajada |
Funeral chamber of
Lord of Sipan |
Detail of funeral
chamber of
Lord of Sipan |
Detail of funeral
chamber of
Lord of Sipan |
The wife of Lord
of Sipan |
Warrior in funeral
chamber of
Lord of Sipan |
Funeral chamber of
Lord of Sipan |
Funeral chamber #
8
The Warrior - Detail |
Funeral chamber #
8
The Warrior |
Funeral chamber #
8
The Warrior - Detail |
Funeral chamber of
the Priest |
Funeral chamber of
the Priest |
Funeral chamber of
the Priest |
Funeral chamber of
Old Lord of Sipan |
Funeral chamber of
Old Lord of Sipan |
Funeral chamber of
Old Lord of Sipan |
Funeral chamber #
14
The last discovery - 2007 |
Funeral chamber #
14
The last discovery - 2007 |
Funeral chamber #
14
The last discovery - 2007 |
Small On-Site
Museum
Huaca Rajada |
Site Museum -
Huaca Rajada |
Site Museum -
Huaca Rajada |
Site Museum -
Huaca Rajada |
Site Museum -
Huaca Rajada |
Site Museum -
Huaca Rajada |
Huaca Rajada - Archaeological Site)
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