Pirámide Templo Mayor

Pirámide Templo Mayor is a ruins in Ica, Peru. Pirámide Templo Mayor is situated nearby to Mateo Salado, as well as near the ruins Pirámide funeraria menor.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mateo Salado and Larco Herrera Museum.

Mateo Salado

Photo: Enrique Jara, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mateo Salado is situated 120 metres northeast of Pirámide Templo Mayor.

The Larco Museum is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre District of Lima, Peru. The museum is housed in an 18th-century vice-royal building. Larco Herrera Museum is situated 1 km southwest of Pirámide Templo Mayor.

National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru

Museum

Photo: Ibrehaut, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History of Peru is the largest and oldest museum in Peru, housed at the Palacio de la Magdalena, located in the main square of Pueblo Libre, a district of Lima, Peru. National Museum of Archaeology, Anthropology and History of Peru is situated 1¼ km south of Pirámide Templo Mayor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include West Lima and Lima.

West Lima

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Western Lima includes the Chorrillos, San Isidro, Magdalena del Mar, Pueblo Libre, San Miguel districts of Lima, to the south of the Rimac River and west of Av. Arequipa. The related districts of Central Lima, Miraflores and Barranco have their own pages.

Lima

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Lima is the capital of Peru and its largest city. Founded in 1535 by the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro, the modern city is a curious mix of the modern mega city with some 'islands of modernity', large but orderly slum areas and colonial architecture in downtown.

Santa Beatriz

Quarter

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Santa Beatriz is a neighbourhood in Lima District. It is the southernmost area of the district. It limits to the north, with the historic centre of Lima; to the east, with La Victoria; to the south, with Lince; and to the west, with Jesús María. Santa Beatriz is situated 3½ km east of Pirámide Templo Mayor.

Pirámide Templo Mayor

Type: Ruins
Also known as: “Pirámide A”
Category: historic site
Location: Ica, Peru, South America
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Latitude

-12.06638° or 12° 3′ 59″ south

Longitude

-77.06385° or 77° 3′ 50″ west

Open location code

57V4WWMP+CF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 528020512

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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