Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the ruins of an ancient religious complex that is 3,500 years older than the famous Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. It has also become known that there were ...

“Peru is an exceptionally rich and multifaceted ... marvelling at the intricately detailed frescoes adorning ancient palaces ...

This isn’t the first major discovery made by Walter Alva and his team. A 3,000-year-old megalithic 'water cult' temple used for fertility rituals has been discovered in Peru by a team of ...

Archaeologists have uncovered the ruins of a 5,000-year-old ceremonial temple and human skeletal remains beneath a sand dune in the Zaña district of northwestern Peru. The site is part of the Los ...

On the morning of July 24, 1911, an enterprising lecturer-explorer from Yale University set off in a cold drizzle to investigate rumors of ancient Inca ruins in Peru. The explorer chopped his way ...

Here’s a cool fact to share with children visiting Machu Picchu in Peru—the place probably would ... wrote of his first encounter with the ruins in 1911 high in the Andes.

Farmers in Peru’s Virú Province accidentally unearthed a temple complex dating to between 1000 and 200 B.C. in an earthen mound. Although the farmers’ heavy machinery destroyed much of the ...

Note: Some of the below destinations may be affected by the civil unrest in Peru. Check with the U.S ... The Incas cleverly obscured these 12 acres of temples, aqueducts and gardens from the ...