Arriving at the huaca en Magdalena de Cao
The partially uncovered temple. The people would build a temple on top of the previous temple with each new ruler.
Excavations are still going on as funding permits.
The new and beautiful museum that just opened. Complete with a 1700 year old mummy of a tattooed priestess found in the temple in 2006.
The complex is well guarded!
Friends
A map of the four temples in the area and timeline.
Original wall reliefs of prisoners (yes, naked), tied together being taken for execution. The prisoners actually walked along this wall to be sacrificed.
A wall relief of a Moche dancer. They sometimes used bones of sacrificed humans to create the reliefs.
A depiction of the violent Moche god, Ai Apaec, holding a knife and a human head.
A large relief depicting all sorts of things telling about the culture. (Fisherman and net.)
The huaca overlooks the coast.
Unrestored, original wall paintings of catfish. Paintings were made of mineral paints and stains.
Original paintings of their god in animal form.
Back at the house for lunch. We spotted a beautiful bird in the lime tree.
Our eucalyptus fire.
Lunch
The kitchen. I love that the walls are blackened from years of cooking.
Eric
The missionary wives with the wonderful cooks, a family from the local church.
