Top Five Wanderlust Wishlist for 2012
Here we are, three days into the first work week of 2012, but I’m having a hard time concentrating on the tasks at hand.
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Ruins vs. the archaeological complexes: How they’re getting it right with the Moche Temples
“It is said that when the anthropologists arrive, the
The beauty of Moche religious art abounds at the Larco Museum
The Moche controlling a dozen fertile river valleys along what is now Peru’s northern Pacific coast from about 300 to 850 C.E. (Common Era).
Pressure mounts to increase Machu Picchu visitor limit ahead of UNESCO expert’s visit
[Originally published September 12, 2011] Peru’s Culture Minister Susana Baca warned that allowing a major daily increase in the number of tourists to Machu Picchu could mean not only the deterioration of the Inca Citadel, but also risk the wrath of UNESCO, which could add Peru’s top tourist attraction to an infamous list of endangered sites.
The creation legend of the Moche Temple of the Moon
The Huaca de la Luna (Temple of the Moon) is the largest Moche archaeological complex, and one of the most impressive ruins to visit in Peru, on par with Machu Picchu or Kuelap or Chan Chan.