The history of Peru is rich and diverse, with a legacy that stretches back thousands of years. At the heart of this history lies the enigmatic figure of Manco Capac, ...
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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...
Inca art was practical. The Incas were an artistic people who used materials available to them in nature and blended them creating many artistic forms in utilitarian ways. Much of their artistic ...
The Incas were an ancient people who in the 16th century controlled the greatest empire in the Americas. The remote ancestors of the Incas were Stone Age hunters who crossed the ...
The Sacred City of Caral or Caral-Supe is the capital of the Norte Chico Civilization of Supe located in the Supe Valley, 200 km (124 miles) north of Lima. The ...
Arequipa is known as the “White City”or Ciudad Blanca for the white walls of many of its colonial buildings. The famous white walls are made of white ashlar or sillar, ...
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 ...
Chronological development of the Inca Empire. All dates are approximate. 1200 – The Incas settle in the Cusco Valley. Inca Manco Capac founds the Inca Empire in the . 1230 – Sinchi ...
Chavin de Huantar developed between 1,500 to 500BC in the highlands of the southeast of the Cordillera Blanca in the department of Ancash, 186 miles (300 km) north of. Chavin ...
The following is a list of Peru's UNESCO Heritage Sites: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu Historic Center of Lima City of Cuzco Chan Chan Archaeological Zone Chavin Archaeological Site Historic...