Huaca Huallamarca is a fully restored stepped adobe pyramid rising from the San Isidro district of modern Lima — its ancient terraces surrounded by glass-walled high-rise apartments and embassy residences. Built around 200 BCE and used continuously through the Inca period, the site served as a cemetery where over 100 mummy bundles have been excavated. At 62.31° Giza bearing, it aligns with the remarkable chain of pre-Columbian pyramids threading through Lima's modern cityscape. The site's active archaeological museum allows visitors to witness ongoing excavations. Huallamarca demonstrates how thoroughly Peru's ancient sacred geography underlies its modern urbanism — the dead literally beneath the living across millennia.
WikipediaStellar Alignments (89 stars)
| Star ▴ | Rise Az ▴ | Rise Δ ▴ | Set Az ▴ | Set Δ ▴ | Tradition ▴ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleiades (Alcyone) | 87.2° | — | 272.8° | — | |
| Orion's Belt (Alnilam) | 104.9° | — | 255.1° | — | |
| Sirius | 111.3° | — | 248.8° | — | |
| Thuban | — | — | — | — | |
| Vega | 46.1° | — | 313.9° | — | |
| Regulus | 65.4° | — | 294.6° | — | |
| Aldebaran | 92.0° | — | 268.0° | — | |
| Antares | 97.2° | — | 262.8° | — | |
| Fomalhaut | 135.5° | — | 224.5° | — | |
| Arcturus | 43.4° | — | 316.6° | — | |
| Galactic Center (Sgr A*) | 105.0° | — | 255.0° | — | |
| Galactic Anti-Center | 75.1° | — | 284.9° | — | |
| Deneb | 52.5° | — | 307.4° | — | |
| Capella | 60.3° | — | 299.7° | — | |
| Castor | 62.3° | — | 297.7° | — | |
| Pollux | 64.6° | — | 295.4° | — | |
| Procyon | 85.3° | — | 274.7° | — | |
| Betelgeuse | 95.0° | — | 265.0° | — | |
| Rigel | 113.5° | — | 246.5° | — | |
| Bellatrix | 98.5° | — | 261.5° | — | |
| Achernar | — | — | — | — | |
| Acrux | 131.4° | — | 228.6° | — | |
| Mimosa | 127.5° | — | 232.5° | — | |
| Altair | 81.3° | — | 278.7° | — | |
| Kochab | — | — | — | — | |
| Dubhe | 14.6° | — | 345.4° | — | |
| Alkaid | 11.9° | — | 348.1° | — | |
| Mizar | — | — | — | — | |
| Hamal | 90.2° | — | 269.8° | — | |
| Zubenelgenubi | 82.6° | — | 277.4° | — | |
| Alnitak | 105.2° | — | 254.8° | — | |
| Mintaka | 104.4° | — | 255.6° | — | |
| Saiph | 112.0° | — | 248.0° | — | |
| Peacock | 144.1° | — | 215.9° | — | |
| Miaplacidus | 146.1° | — | 213.9° | — | |
| Rigil Kentaurus | 129.5° | — | 230.5° | — | |
| Hadar | 127.5° | — | 232.5° | — | |
| Gacrux | 124.9° | — | 235.1° | — | |
| Naos | 126.3° | — | 233.7° | — | |
| Suhail | 123.4° | — | 236.6° | — | |
| Avior | 141.5° | — | 218.5° | — | |
| Atria | 139.9° | — | 220.1° | — | |
| Regor | 132.2° | — | 227.8° | — | |
| Alsephina | 135.5° | — | 224.5° | — | |
| Shaula | 111.8° | — | 248.2° | — | |
| Ankaa | 155.2° | — | 204.8° | — | |
| Menkent | 102.2° | — | 257.8° | — | |
| Alpheratz | 82.1° | — | 277.9° | — | |
| Eltanin | 30.6° | — | 329.4° | — | |
| Kornephoros | 50.0° | — | 310.0° | — | |
| Rasalhague | 63.8° | — | 296.2° | — | |
| Denebola | 54.6° | — | 305.4° | — | |
| Alhena | 82.4° | — | 277.6° | — | |
| Alphard | 89.0° | — | 271.0° | — | |
| Bharani | 93.0° | — | 267.0° | — | |
| Pushya | 67.8° | — | 292.2° | — | |
| Adhara | 122.9° | — | 237.1° | — | |
| Wezen | 119.5° | — | 240.5° | — | |
| Navi | 51.6° | — | 308.4° | — | |
| Schedar | 55.5° | — | 304.5° | — | |
| Nunki | 108.4° | — | 251.6° | — | |
| Canopus | 147.4° | — | 212.6° | — | |
| Kaus Australis | 113.1° | — | 246.9° | — | |
| Sabik | 89.5° | — | 270.5° | — | |
| Scheat | 80.0° | — | 280.0° | — | |
| Enif | 91.4° | — | 268.6° | — | |
| Diphda | 131.4° | — | 228.6° | — | |
| Alphecca | 40.7° | — | 319.3° | — | |
| Rasalgethi | 60.6° | — | 299.4° | — | |
| Spica | 77.2° | — | 282.8° | — | |
| Zubeneschamali | 76.7° | — | 283.3° | — | |
| Unukalhai | 62.0° | — | 298.1° | — | |
| Murzim | 116.4° | — | 243.6° | — | |
| Phact | 135.7° | — | 224.3° | — | |
| Mirfak | 62.0° | — | 298.0° | — | |
| Vindemiatrix | 55.1° | — | 304.9° | — | |
| Markab | 92.6° | — | 267.4° | — | |
| Algol | 71.5° | — | 288.5° | — | |
| Sadalmelik | 103.0° | — | 256.9° | — | |
| Sadalsuud | 104.8° | — | 255.2° | — | |
| Sun (Summer Solstice) | 66.0° | — | 294.0° | — | |
| Sun (Winter Solstice) | 114.0° | — | 246.0° | — | |
| Sun (Equinox) | 90.0° | — | 270.0° | — | |
| Sun (Northern Cross-Quarter) | 73.1° | — | 286.9° | — | |
| Sun (Southern Cross-Quarter) | 106.9° | — | 253.1° | — | |
| Moon (N Major Standstill) | 60.6° | — | 299.4° | — | |
| Moon (S Major Standstill) | 119.4° | — | 240.6° | — | |
| Moon (N Minor Standstill) | 70.8° | — | 289.2° | — | |
| Moon (S Minor Standstill) | 109.2° | — | 250.8° | — |
Convergence Events (5)
62.1°
Bharani (41 Arietis) Rise
Hindu/Vedic (death/rebirth nakshatra), IAU named
Δ 0.2°
62.6°
Alphecca Rise
Celtic (Caer Arianrhod), Arabic, Aboriginal, Pawnee (council ring)
Δ 0.3°
61.3°
Pollux Rise
Greek (Dioscuri), Hindu (Punarvasu), Chinese, Arabic
Δ 1.0°
61.2°
Scheat Rise
Hindu (Purva Bhadrapada), Arabic, Chinese, Persian
Δ 1.1°
60.2°
Alpheratz Rise
Chinese (Wall/Bi mansion), Arabic, Hindu
Δ 2.1°
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