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title: Nunnery, Pachacamac
author: Bruno Girin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5195/nunnery-pachacamac/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Nunnery, Pachacamac
_Authored by Bruno Girin_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5195.jpg)
## Image Caption
A view of the 'Nunnery' building at the sacred Andean site of [Pachacamac](https://www.worldhistory.org/Pachacamac/), south of Lima. The 'Nunnery' provided accommodation for female priests and was built by the [Incas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Inca_Civilization/) when they took over the site in the late 15th century CE.
## Cite This Work
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Girin, B. (2016, June 10). Nunnery, Pachacamac. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/brunogirin/65879913/in/photolist-6PDNz-7pCSgk-7pGKPE-7pGKxW-7pGKGJ-3eumxD-3eup8V-3euou2-3eyKLb-6h3TfT-3eum6g-nPNP68-c6LXx7-gyCKP4-7pFpVu-8rjqhi-c6LYi9-rJWeX-6PDRW-gyB5z3-K7WnY-6PDNT-gyBerw-gyBsWQ-c6LWG3-7TitYY-gyAcu9-77xjRW-gyC3vT-qTNsyd-gyBg8B-gyDDos-gyBgwq-rJWf5-gyAuo9-5NJctE-7TfcDx-gyE7pF-qRzYm1-gyEk8V-2wfKEL-7Tfe7R-8rnuqo-7TishS-dkPGPd-gyArLU-fsqkYx-8KuBGA-7Tiu4U-3eujcp)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/brunogirin/65879913/in/photolist-6PDNz-7pCSgk-7pGKPE-7pGKxW-7pGKGJ-3eumxD-3eup8V-3euou2-3eyKLb-6h3TfT-3eum6g-nPNP68-c6LXx7-gyCKP4-7pFpVu-8rjqhi-c6LYi9-rJWeX-6PDRW-gyB5z3-K7WnY-6PDNT-gyBerw-gyBsWQ-c6LWG3-7TitYY-gyAcu9-77xjRW-gyC3vT-qTNsyd-gyBg8B-gyDDos-gyBgwq-rJWf5-gyAuo9-5NJctE-7TfcDx-gyE7pF-qRzYm1-gyEk8V-2wfKEL-7Tfe7R-8rnuqo-7TishS-dkPGPd-gyArLU-fsqkYx-8KuBGA-7Tiu4U-3eujcp) by [**Bruno Girin**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/brunogirin/65879913/in/photolist-6PDNz-7pCSgk-7pGKPE-7pGKxW-7pGKGJ-3eumxD-3eup8V-3euou2-3eyKLb-6h3TfT-3eum6g-nPNP68-c6LXx7-gyCKP4-7pFpVu-8rjqhi-c6LYi9-rJWeX-6PDRW-gyB5z3-K7WnY-6PDNT-gyBerw-gyBsWQ-c6LWG3-7TitYY-gyAcu9-77xjRW-gyC3vT-qTNsyd-gyBg8B-gyDDos-gyBgwq-rJWf5-gyAuo9-5NJctE-7TfcDx-gyE7pF-qRzYm1-gyEk8V-2wfKEL-7Tfe7R-8rnuqo-7TishS-dkPGPd-gyArLU-fsqkYx-8KuBGA-7Tiu4U-3eujcp). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 10 June 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.