Presentation
Introduction

1. Layouts of the central coast and itineraries of the spatial imagery

1.1. Re-foundation and secularization of the territory
1.2. The memory of the animated landscape
1.3. The dendriform geography
1.4. The interdependent space

1. From archaic sanctuaries to the formative ceremonial centers

2.1. Layouts of the lithic territory
2.2. The construction of the archaic sacred spaces
23. The U-shaped temples of the formative season

1. The reticulation of the intermediate landscape and the Lima architecture

3.1. The connected landscape in Chillón
3.2. The capillary planning of Rímac
3.3. The mythopoietic power of Pachacamac in Lurín
3.4. The secularized landscape of the Medium Horizon

1. The late urban systems and the Ychsma theocratic season

4.1. Bodies and shades of the central coastal area's architecture
4.2. The memory of the Andes in the Chillón architecture
4.3. The cohesion between the layouts of Rímac
4.4. The projection of a theocratic model in Lurín

1. The Inca territorial planning and the polycentrism of the coast

5.1. The layout of the Andean management in Chillón
5.2. The Inca buildup of the Ychsma consensus
5.3. Conquest as persuasion in Pachacamac

1. Contemporary memory and prehispanic urban layout

6.1. The scars in the urban layout
6.2. Prehispanic memory of the western territory
6.3. Matrix memory of the metropolitan planning
Conclusions
Chronological tables
Notes
Bibliography
Glossary
Index of names

In Lima. Pre-Hispanic Memory of the Urban Layout, Adine Gavazzi applies a technomorphological approach, combining cartographic analysis, 3D reconstructions, and photographic documentation to uncover the hidden layers of Lima’s ancient urban planning. By examining the alignment of pre-Hispanic roads, canals, and ceremonial centers, she demonstrates how the city's structure was designed to harmonize with its natural environment.
Her methodology integrates archaeological sequencing, allowing her to trace the construction phases of Lima’s sacred sites and their evolution over millennia. Using geospatial mapping techniques, she identifies the connections between 350 pre-Hispanic monuments, revealing an advanced territorial organization that still influences the city's layout today. Through aerial photography and digital modeling, Gavazzi reconstructs how these ancient infrastructures functioned, illustrating how pre-Hispanic societies balanced urban expansion with environmental sustainability.
This interdisciplinary research not only sheds light on the sophistication of Lima’s ancestral planning but also presents a scientific basis for understanding the sustainability principles embedded in pre-Hispanic urbanism, offering insights that remain relevant for modern city development.