Boys and girls were selected, often as part of an annual tribute to the Inca state. Chosen children typically came from noble families hoping to gain political favor through these rituals.
The Stone of the Twelve Angles is one of the most representative icons of Inca architecture, known for the perfect interlocking of its stones without the use of cement or mortar.
The ag-tech company Phytech has established branches in Peru and Chile to provide digital agriculture solutions across Central and South America.
The Pisco Basin is a hot, desert area famed for frequent discoveries of ancient marine species and was an extensive sea in ancient times, making it a reservoir of marine fossils.
Local cuisine plays an important role, with dishes such as roasted guinea pig, fresh trout from Andean rivers, and pachamanca, a feast cooked in a hot stone oven underground.
LSF technology has revealed detailed fine-line tattoos with intricate designs as narrow as 0.1-0.2 mm, showcasing an incredible level of precision that exceeds today's tattooing methods.
Following a wave of intense criticism on social media, Rider deleted a controversial video in which he allegedly entered an archaeological site in Huancavelica, Peru.
Adolescents were sacrificed to their close relatives during funerals of high-status individuals in the Mocha culture.
"Amphibious rodents are almost mythical to mammal experts," said Trond Larsen, Senior Director at Conservation International.
Scientists discovered over two dozen new species in Peru's Amazon rainforest, including a semi-aquatic mouse and three other previously unknown mammals, during a 2022 expedition.
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