Before Pachacamac was used to refer to an expansive coastal sanctuary, the name was associated with a deity—and according to some his legacy lives on thanks to a wooden stick.
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Studies show that the idol was in fact created by the pre-Inca culture Wari, prior to the arrival of the Inca empire to Pachacamac.
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Pre-Inca Statuettes That Inspired Pan American Mascot “Milco” Are Discovered In Peru
by livinginperuA group of Peruvian archaeologists discovered on a street in Lima, during pipeline excavations, the tomb of a 700-year-old child and figurines of Cuchimilcos, the figure that will be the image of the Pan-American Games this year.