Vilca Lords and the Lord of Wari on exhibit in Cusco
This is one of those “missing link” discoveries — the type that gives Peruvian archaeology an unexpected push in a new direction, opening a whole new perspective.
History
Mummies the Word
Originally published in South American Explorer (Number 68, Autumn 2002)
She is called La Señorita, a woman born during the last generation of a once-mighty Inca Empire in decline who lived to see her world overtaken by Spanish conquistadors.
Discovery: The Inca Rebellion of 1536
Originally published in South American Explorer Issue #85 Summer 2007.