Nearly Half of the Protected Land Around the Nazca Lines of Peru Is Now Open to Miners
Some environmentalists are concerned about mining operations drawing closer to the ancient landmarks
Archaeologists Discover More Than 100 Structures Linked to a Mysterious Pre-Columbian Civilization in the Remote Peruvian Andes
Based in high-altitude urban centers, the Chachapoya resisted conquest by the Inca Empire for centuries
Archaeologists Say They’ve Discovered a Hidden Chamber Where Elites Used Hallucinogens 2,500 Years Ago
Unearthed in Peru, the small underground room may have been used for rituals involving psychoactive drugs. New research suggests these “exclusive” events were reserved for the elite
This Ancient High-Status Woman Was Buried With a Parrot-Feather Cape and a Beaded Toucan’s Beak in Modern-Day Peru
The burial belongs to the ancient Caral culture, the oldest civilization in the Americas
Archaeologists in Peru Discover Graves of Men, Women and Children Killed in Battle, Then Buried With Honor
The 24 members of the mysterious Chuquibamba culture were interred with valuable grave goods
Tree Rings Bear Witness to Illegal Gold Mining Operations in the Amazon, New Study Finds
Mercury concentrations in fig trees could provide useful information about mining activity in the rainforest over time
Man Vandalizes Famed 12-Angled Stone, an Inca Engineering Marvel in Peru
The stone, which sustained damage in six spots, had been carved to fit perfectly in a palace wall hundreds of years ago
Researchers Have Found an Inca Tunnel Beneath the Peruvian City of Cusco
The dug-out passages may follow the exact path of the Inca capital’s aboveground roads
Scientists Are Using Lasers to Reveal Intricate Tattoos on Peruvian Mummies
A new study sheds light on tattoo designs found on more than 100 mummies from Chancay culture, a group that lived on the Peruvian coast between roughly 900 and 1500 C.E.
Expedition Discovers 27 New Species in Peru, From an ‘Exceedingly Rare’ Amphibious Mouse to a Blob-Headed Fish
The hidden creatures were found in a densely populated region known for its successful—and controversial—conservation tactics
See a Newly Uncovered Throne Room in Peru That May Have Belonged to an Ancient Queen
Built by the Moche people in the seventh century, the stunningly painted space shows signs of heavy use, including an eroded throne and traces of human hair
See Newly Discovered Nazca Drawings That Depict Llamas, Human Sacrifices and More
An A.I.-assisted study identified 303 previously unknown geoglyphs in the Peruvian desert. The art features surprising figures, like orcas holding knives
Europeans Were Using Cocaine in the 17th Century—Hundreds of Years Earlier Than Historians Thought
Scientists identified traces of the drug in the brain tissue of two individuals buried in the crypt of a hospital in Milan
Melting Ice Reveals Body of American Mountaineer Missing for 22 Years in the Peruvian Andes
Bill Stampfl, Matthew Richardson and Steve Erskine went missing in an avalanche on Huascarán on June 24, 2002. Climbers found Stampfl’s body just weeks ago
Did the Extinction of the Dinosaurs Pave the Way for Grapes?
Newly discovered fossils in South America hint at the evolution and proliferation of grapes around the world
16th-Century Skeletons of Children Infected With Smallpox Discovered in Peru
The toddlers’ remains were buried around the beginning of the Spanish conquest of South America
New Extinct Species of Giant Dolphin Discovered in Peru From a 16-Million-Year-Old Skull
Pebanista yacuruna is the largest freshwater dolphin ever found, but it is more closely related to today’s river dolphins of South Asia than those in the Amazon
See the Face of an Inca Teenager Killed in a Ritual Sacrifice 500 Years Ago
The mummified girl, known as “Juanita,” was found in 1995 on Peru’s Ampato volcano
Alleged Alien Corpses Displayed to Mexican Congress Did Not Convince Scientists
Self-described UFO expert Jaime Maussan, whose claims of extraterrestrials have been debunked in the past, said the specimens were “non-human”
1,000-Year-Old Mummy With a Full Head of Hair Discovered in Peru
The remains belonged to the Ychsma culture, a group that lived in present-day Peru before the Inca came to power
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