A large pre-Columbian ruin in the Lurin Valley on the central coast of Peru. The earliest major occupation and construction of Pachacamac dates to the Early Intermediate Period (c 200 BC-600 AD) by the Early Lima culture (Maranga, Interlocking style). The terraced adobe pyramid and temple known as the Temple of Pachacamac belongs to this time and culture, and Pachacamac's fame as the seat of an oracle probably began in the Early Intermediate Period. During the Middle Horizon (600-1000 AD) it continued as a major center and place of pilgrimage and was probably the principal establishment of the Huari Empire on the coast. In late pre-Columbian times, the Inca constructed the Temple of the Sun and the Oracle of Pachacamac. The temple's buildings contained richly appointed female mummies, some of which bear evidence of ritual strangulation. The shrine and temple were sacked by Francisco Pizarro's soldiers during the Spanish conquest in 1532. Huari influence is seen on the polychrome pottery, c 800-1000 AD.