Sacred. Huaca Pucllana and Aguaymanto, Golden Berry, Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Central in Miraflores is this immense archeological site, Huaca (=Sacred) Pucllana (=Games). The adobe-bricked structure was used in succession - bascially for religious and funereal purposes - by three pre-Incan cultures: Lima, Wari and Ychsma. It's a fascinating place, though dry and hot (wear a hat). Archeological digging is going on. Fascinating, too, is a large vegetable garden that cultivates plants purportedly used for food and rites in those cultures. One of the plants in flower this morning was this Golden Berry, Aguaymanto in Spanish and Physalis peruviana in great Carolus Linnaeus's scientific Latin. The Berry is great for vitamins.
Sacred. Huaca Pucllana and Aguaymanto, Golden Berry, Miraflores, Lima, Peru
Central in Miraflores is this immense archeological site, Huaca (=Sacred) Pucllana (=Games). The adobe-bricked structure was used in succession - bascially for religious and funereal purposes - by three pre-Incan cultures: Lima, Wari and Ychsma. It's a fascinating place, though dry and hot (wear a hat). Archeological digging is going on. Fascinating, too, is a large vegetable garden that cultivates plants purportedly used for food and rites in those cultures. One of the plants in flower this morning was this Golden Berry, Aguaymanto in Spanish and Physalis peruviana in great Carolus Linnaeus's scientific Latin. The Berry is great for vitamins.