THE RISE OF THE ICHMA CULTURE
The Ichma, or Ychsma, dominated the area south of Lima in the Lurin valley from 1,000AD, before the rise of the Inca.
It
later spread north into the Rimac valley formed following the break-up
of the South American Wari Empire before later being absorbed into the
Inca Empire in around 1440.
The Ichma people spoke Aymara - a language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes, as well as some Bolivians.
The
Ichma people are credited with constructing at least 16 pyramids
including the Huaca Huantille in the Magdalena del Mar and the Huaca San
Borja in the San Borja District.
In the Huaca Huantille, at least nine mummies have been discovered, buried with ceramic items and jewellery.
Excavations in Pachacamac found a further 80 mummies in a burial chamber.
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