Nazca: History of the pyramids of Cahuachi 2. The Great Pyramid

Nazca: History of the pyramids of Cahuachi

2. The Great Pyramid

30 m high and 150 m large - 7 steps - ritual column hall - plants and clay - eventually with connection to the "White Mountain" ("Cerro Blanco") - places and sacrifices

The Great Pyramid of Cahuachi near Nazca, aerial photo of the title page of the booklet of Josue Lancho Rojas "Cahuachi. World wide greatest ceremonial center of mud bricks" ("Cahuachi. El centro ceremonial en adobe más grande del mundo")

The Great Pyramid ("Gran Pirámide) on a satellite photo with the fertile Nasca valley (Google Earth)

from the booklet of Josue Lancho Rojas of Pyramid Museum Antonini at Nazca: "Cahuachi. El centro ceremonial en adobe más grande del mundo" ("Cahuachi. World wide biggest ceremonial center of mud bricks"); in commemoration of Dr. Giuseppe Orefici for his 25 years of archeologic work in Nazca

under auspices of Peruvian hotel chain Casa Andina

translated by Michael Palomino (2009)

[30 m high - 150 m large]



[7 levels]

The Great Pyramid with its 7 levels, close up

[Ritual hall of columns]



[Construction with vegetable blocks and clay - plectomorph technique]



[Great stairs and eventually altar or holy table aligned to the "White Mountain" ("Cerro Blanco")]

Great Pyramid, stairs

[Pilgrim's places - ceramics as sacrifices]

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