- 5 Collapse of the Ichma. 6 See also. 7 References. Toggle the table of contents. Ichma culture. 5 languages.
- One of the major moments in the history of the Ichma culture was the construction of the paramount religious and administrative center, Pachacamac.
- During excavations in Ancon, a district of northern Lima Province, Peru, archaeologists have revealed a tomb from the Ichma Culture.
- At first the regional chiefs seem to have been politically independent, but to the north and to the south two great cultures arose, the Chancay and the Ichma.
- Cultural Significance The Ichma culture, emerging after the decline of the Wari Empire, played a significant role in shaping Peru’s early civilizations.
- Four pre-hispanic Ichma culture tombs have been found in the Huaca Pucllana ceremonial complex in Lima [Credit: Reuters/Mariana Bazo].
- Is believed that the Ichma were aп Aymara-speakiпg people that came to iпhabit the coastal areas пear Lima followiпg the collapse of the Wari empire.
- At first the regional chiefs seem to have been politically independent, but to the north and to the south two great cultures arose, the Chancay and the Ichma.
- During excavations in Ancon, a district of northern Lima Province, Peru, archaeologists have revealed a tomb from the Ichma Culture.