Peru News News Peru » History: How Do You Safeguard Endangered Human Rights History in Peru?
Research team led by Charles Walker, professor of history at UC Davis, (not pictured) and Ruth Borja Santa Cruz (center), professor of history at the University of San Marcos in Peru, digitizes ...
News Peru » History: Did hallucinogenic booze fuel politics in ancient Peru?
The peaceful, easy feeling derived from a mix of hallucinogenic drugs and alcoholic drink may have been a key to political power in coastal Peru a millennium ago, according to a study published today ...
News Peru » History: Expedition to Peru captures climate history trapped in ice—before it is gone
From the summit of Huascarán, the highest mountain in Earth's tropics, the valleys of the western Andes look placid and peaceful—calming, even. The signs of climate change—of the melting glaciers ...
News Peru » History: This is considered the oldest living city in the Americas
THE OLDEST LIVING CITY IN THE AMERICAS. THIS IS CUSCO, PERU, THE CAPITAL OF THE INCAN EMPIRE. IT’S ALIVE AND IT’S UP THERE AT 11,000FT. THE ELEVATION IS MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS DENVER. BUT ...