Huaca Mateo Salado

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Huaca Mateo Salado is a large pre-Columbian adobe pyramid complex in present-day Lima, Peru, notable as a major ceremonial and administrative center of the Lima culture.

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Huaca Mateo Salado canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological site
huaca
pre-Columbian pyramid complex
architecturalStyle stepped pyramids
associatedWith Inca Empire
Lima culture
linked to: Lima culture period

Ychsma culture
conservationStatus restored in parts
constructionTechnique adobe bricks
continent South America
country Peru
culture Lima culture
linked to: Lima culture period
elevation low coastal plain
excavationStatus partially excavated
function administrative activities
religious ceremonies
ritual processions
governedBy Ministry of Culture of Peru
hasPart enclosing walls
plazas
pyramidal platforms
ramps
hasViewOf modern Lima urban landscape
heritage pre-Columbian
legalStatus protected archaeological monument of Peru
locatedIn Lima
Lima Province
Peru
Pueblo Libre District
material adobe
namedAfter Mateo Salado (colonial-era hermit)
nearbyCity Lima
partOf Lima culture archaeological sites
proximityTo Basilica of San Francisco de Magdalena
Plaza de la Bandera
region Central Coast of Peru
siteType monumental architecture
threat erosion
looting
urban encroachment
timePeriod Early Intermediate Period
Late Intermediate Period
Middle Horizon
tourism open to visitors
urbanContext metropolitan Lima
usedAs administrative center
ceremonial center

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lima culture period hasSite Huaca Mateo Salado
Ichma culture majorSite Huaca Mateo Salado
Rímac Valley containsArchaeologicalSite Huaca Mateo Salado