Historic center of Trujillo Peru – Night and Day
Trujillo, the provincial capital city where colonial and pre-Hispanic architectural jewels from the past coexist harmoniously at the center of a vibrant, modern urban center.
Trujillo
Ancient Link Between Chinese And Peruvian Civilizations?
Peru’s leading newspaper El Comercio ran a story a few days ago about the possible link between the ancient Shang Dynasty of China (1600 BC – 1046 BC) and Peru’s ancient Chavin civilization, which emerged around 1000 BC.
Girl power in ancient Peru of the Moche
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:
The Moche cosmo vision explored in new book / CD
The book “Cosmos Moche,” the first part of a collection — “Enigmas of Ancient Peru” — is going on sale this week. It includes an English translation and a CD about the Temple of the Moon.
Aging in the ageless Moche portrait vessels
"Artistically, the Moche were the most remarkable civilization of the Americas. There's no other civilization in the America's that came up with the quality of…