Lima City of the Kings
Out at Ancon, now a popular beach resort just north of Lima, an important pre Inca burial site shows signs of occupation - including pottery, textiles, and the oldest - known archer's bow in the entire Americas - from at least three thousand years ago. Although certainly one of the most populous valleys in the area, the Rimac area first showed indications of true urbanization round 1200 AD with the apperance of a strong,
independent culture - the Cuismancu State - in many ways parallel to, though not as large as, the contemporary Chimu Empire which bordered it to the north. Dating from the same era, but some 30km south of the modern city, is the Temple of Pachacamac. For hundreds of years, until ransacked by the conquistadores, this shrine attracted thousands of pilgrims from all over Peru, the Incas being the last in a series of groups to adopt Pachacamac as one of their own major huacas. Francisco Pizarro founded Spanish Lima, "CIty of the Kings", in 1535, within three years of the invasion. The name is thought to have been derived from the Rio Rimac, while others suggest that the name Lima is an ancient word which described the lands of Taulichusco, the chief who dominated this area when the Spanish arrived. Evidently recommended by mountain Indians as a site for a potential capital, it proved essentially a good choice, apart perhaps from the winter coastal fog, offering a natural harbour nearby, a large well - watered river valley, an relatively easy access up into the Andes. Lima is a cosmopolitan city that looks out, away from the Andes and the past, towards the Pacific for contact with the inspiration from the world beyond, but in particular the culture of North America.
independent culture - the Cuismancu State - in many ways parallel to, though not as large as, the contemporary Chimu Empire which bordered it to the north. Dating from the same era, but some 30km south of the modern city, is the Temple of Pachacamac. For hundreds of years, until ransacked by the conquistadores, this shrine attracted thousands of pilgrims from all over Peru, the Incas being the last in a series of groups to adopt Pachacamac as one of their own major huacas. Francisco Pizarro founded Spanish Lima, "CIty of the Kings", in 1535, within three years of the invasion. The name is thought to have been derived from the Rio Rimac, while others suggest that the name Lima is an ancient word which described the lands of Taulichusco, the chief who dominated this area when the Spanish arrived. Evidently recommended by mountain Indians as a site for a potential capital, it proved essentially a good choice, apart perhaps from the winter coastal fog, offering a natural harbour nearby, a large well - watered river valley, an relatively easy access up into the Andes. Lima is a cosmopolitan city that looks out, away from the Andes and the past, towards the Pacific for contact with the inspiration from the world beyond, but in particular the culture of North America.
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