The Nazca Lines are an exceptional collection of geoglyphs in the southern desert of Peru. There are about 300 figures among them including geometric shapes, animal like figures, straight continu...
The Chan Chan Archaeological Zone was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986. Chan Chan was the capital of the Chimú Civilization located in the north coast of Peru 300 miles ...
The Tumi is a ceremonial knife made of bronze, gold, silver or copper and usually made of one piece. Its handle has a rectangular or trapezoidal shape, its length varies but it always exceeded th...
The Middle Horizon period extends from approximately 600 to 1000. were debilitated possibly by the effects of El Niño. As a result new cultures took over and flourished creating the ...
Paracas llama wool tapestry with animal motifs Detail of Paracas alpaca wool tapestry decorated with two hummingbirds Embroidered cotton and alpaca wool shroud
Paracas burial ground Paracas mummy wrapped in fine textile Chauchilla Cemetery Skull showing a cranial trepanation
Temple of the crossed hands Architectural ruins of the Kotosh civilization Crossed hands
Architectual ruins of Caral Piramide Mayor, Caral Excavations at Caral
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