Photos show the ancient circular structure where elites would set fire to offerings of beads, food or other items.

The mummy was found in Aspero, a sacred site within the city of Caral that was a garbage dump for over 30 years until ...

Peru court rules in favor of Kichwa territorial rights in the Amazon - Peru’s top court has issued a landmark ruling ...

Officials said the unique structure and ritual offerings were first-of-their-kind discoveries at the Amazonas archaeological site.

Peru has a lot to offer in terms of culture, especially in its weaving villages. A seven-day tour of these villages will get ...

The body’s exceptional state of conservation—with skin, hair and nails still intact—is relatively uncommon in the region, ...

Archaeologists have found the remains of an elite woman who was buried with a variety of remarkable grave goods.

The woman—with skin, hair and nails still intact—belonged to the little-known Caral civilization, which flourished in Peru 5,000 years ago ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Ari Caramanica, Vanderbilt University (THE CONVERSATION) Seeing the north coast of ...

Photo from Peru’s Ministry of Culture At the base of an ancient pyramid in Peru, archaeologists knelt and painstakingly brushed away the rocky soil covering some ruins. The circular structure ...