Peru’s Chankillo moves closer to World Heritage List
Chankillo, the oldest known solar observatory in the Americas, is one step closer to inscription on UNESCO's World Heritage List. UNESCO's director Mechtild Rössler sent a…
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Incas Learned Seismic Lesson From Machu Picchu Earthquake
[Originally published December 13, 2018] In the midst of its construction, Machu Picchu was rattled by a powerful earthquake around 1450, forcing the Inca to rethink and improve their seismic-resistant building techniques, according to a new study.
Inca Trail Weather Forecast System Gets Update
Peru's National Service for Meteorology and Hydrology (Senamhi) recently built six automatic meteorological stations in Machu Picchu and surrounding areas in the Inca Trail Network…
Nothing Plastic about Machu Picchu, that’s the Goal
The Inca Sanctuary of Machu Picchu, the Paracas National Reserve, Manu National Park, and dozens of other protected biodiverse areas will prohibit the use of…
Anti-bullfighting activists in Lima demand an end to the traditional blood sport
Hundreds of anti-bullfighting activists, known as “antitaurinos” in Spanish, marched on the Plaza de Toros de Acho in historic downtown Lima to demand Peru ban what they — and we — consider a senseless and abhorrent blood-sport.