Four photos in a grid. Top left, outdoors in bright and hot sunshine, we're looking at a pyramid-like structure built from grey adobe blocks, mostly arranged in stepped piles with the narrow ends facing down. The other three images are of historic artifacts on display at the museum. There is a ceramic head vase of an Inca warrior with headgear decorated with birds heads and a double handle to a spout on top. There is ceremonial wear in gold on a mannequin, with tall gold headdress, large earrings, and a huge gold collar chest plate. There is a silver tunic, largely a fat cross with a circle in the centre through which the head fits.
Cultural morning in Lima today. Walk to Huaca Pucllana to start, and had a guided walk around it. Stupidly hot, good experience. From there an Uber to get us to the Larco museum for a lot of interesting Peruvian artifacts including more erotic pottery of anal […]
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