Canal and Ritual Pool Structure at the Mamaconas Complex at Pachacamac

Figure 1. Lurin River in the Andean Highlands (green areas are irrigated valley floor, light colored area is desert, and dark areas are the Andean foothills and mountains) (Google Earth).

Figure 2. The site of Pachacamac and the main diversion canal to Pachacamac from Lurin River (Google Earth).

Figure 3. Ritual Pond 2 in Mamaconas complex (Pozzi-Escot et. al 2018).

Figure 4. Julio Tello’s sketch of Ritual Pond 2 from the East (Castro and Martínez 2009).

Figure 5. Sketch of Ritual Pond 2, showing an intermediate platform and pool depth (Castro and Martínez 2009).

Figure 6. Sketch of the Mamaconas complex (Castro and Martínez 2009).

Figure 7. Sketch of Ritual Pond 2 from the South (Castro and Martínez 2009).

Figure 8. Map of Ritual Pond 2 with measurements (Castro and Martínez 2009).

Figure 9. NURBS squares indicating edge loop placement for modeling Ritual Pond 2.

Figure 10. Placement of edge loops and subsequent extrusion of walls and pond.

Figure 11. Addition of stairs from bottom of pool to intermediate platform.

Figure 12. Completion of stairs and intermediate platform.

Figure 13. Initial design of canal separate from the pond structure.

Figure 14. Attaching of canal to Ritual Pond 2 using target welds.

Figure 15. Addition of bump-out in canal after attachment to pond structure.

Figure 16. Hole-canal intersection from target welds. Geometry does not quite fit together at this intersection.

Figure 17. Initial testing of Bifrost in Maya 2019 after following tutorial.

Figure 18. Render of Bifrost test using Arnold Renderer.

Figure 19. Addition of Bifrost fluids to Ritual Pond 2 scene.

Figure 20. Flowing of Bifrost particles into Ritual Pond 2.

Figure 21. Render of Bifrost water in canal.

Figure 22. Render of Bifrost water flowing into Ritual Pond 2.

Figure 23. Addition of skybox with landscape.

Figure 24. Integration of pond structure into landscape.

Figure 25. Completed texturing of Ritual Pond 2 scene.

Figure 26. Render of structure from afar.

Figure 27. Render of scene from hill behind pond structure.

Figure 28. Render of textured scene with Bifrost water in pond.

Figure 29. Render of textured scene including skydome in background.

Figure 30. Render of Bifrost water in canal.

Figure 31. Close-up Render of Bifrost water in canal.

Figure 32. Render of Ritual Pond 2 with connecting canal.