Back in October 2009, Walter Alva, the preeminent archaeologist of Northern Peru, decided to focus his attention on the El Chorro archaeological zone, with little expectation of making any significant finds, according to daily El Comercio.
When you tour Cusco and stand before the ruins of Sacsayhuaman, take a long moment and look up at those terraced zig-zagging walls. Try to picture the fortress temple as it looked 500 years ago during the reign of the Inca. [Originally published November 2013]
Chris Cree, of Dallas, Texas, was the winner of the 2013 Peru Scrabble® Tour & Tournament.
Ambassador Manuel Rodríguez Cuadros, announced yesterday that Peru, Mexico and Ecuador have pitched to UNESCO a global campaign to combat illegal antiquities trafficking, Agencia Andina reported.
The Internet exploded with girl power fervor last month over the discovery of a 1,200-year-old tomb belonging to a high Moche priestess. It was the eighth elite female mummy excavated at San José de Moro in little more than two decades — evidence that women governed in that region of ancient Peru. Jezebel posted this enthusiastic headline:
