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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