Pachacámac
Subtitle: templos, montañas, astros y agua
By: Alfio Pinasco Carella
Edition: Primera edición.
Publisher: Universidad Ricardo Palma Editorial Universitaria
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Lima, Perú
Language: spa
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9786124419089
Subjects: Antiquities; Excavations (Archaeology); Temples; Inca astronomy
Description: Architect Alfio Pinasco Carella presents a multidisciplinary study on the architectural and urban elements of Pachacámac Sanctuary where is evident that the layout of its buildings are oriented deliberately related to the horizon where singular events occur and astronomical cycles are observed. "This book presents the results, until 2017, of the study of the architectural and urban alignments of the sanctuary, carried out through modern specialized software programs." (HKB Translation) --Page xxv.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Presentación / Ivan Rodriguez Chavez; title: Prefacio / Lorenzo Huertas Vallejos; title: Prólogo / Hugo Ikechara Tsukayama; title: Introducción Alfio / Pinasco Carella; title: I. EL CONTEXTO; title: Arqueoastronomía de Pachacámac; title: Contexto ontológico; title: La domesticación el tiempo: templos y astros; title: II. TEMPLOS; title: Componentes edificados; title: III. MONTAÑAS; title: Panorama geográfico; title: IV. ASTROS; title: Panorama astronómico; title: V. MIRADORES ESPECIALES; title: Miradores y ejes de visión; title: VI. AGUA; title: Agua y vida; title: VII. Epílogo; title: ANEXOS; title: Discusión; title: Tablas de las orientaciones.