A tomb with four mummies belonging to the Wari culture, known for using the pyramidal structures of the cultures they conquered on the coast as burial sites, has been discovered in Lima’s Huaca Pucllana.
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Peru pays $1million to host Dakar Rally
Peru’s government confirms the $1m payment for the letter of guarantee that will see the world’s most famous motor race take place in Peru.
Re-inauguration of the Teatro Municipal de Lima
Devastated in a fire in 1998, Lima’s Municipal Theatre was finally re-inaugurated in a majestic ceremony attended by the President.
Peruvian writer Mario Vargas Llosa wins Nobel Literature Prize
Perhaps the most acclaimed writer in the Spanish-speaking world, Mario Vargas Llosa has been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature by the Swedish Academy for his “cartography of structures of power” and “trenchant images of the individual’s resistance, revolt and defeat.”
Machu Picchu reveals new secrets: Inkaraqay
Only ever seen by a few people over the past century, the Inca site of Inkaraqay located on an inaccessible and nearly vertical side of the Huayna Picchu mountain that overlooks Machu Picchu, is only now being revealed to the wider world.
Peru rewrites history books once more with ancient archaeological find
4000 year old temples found in Cajamarca, light shed on an ancient Andean-Amazonian civilisation.
Al Gore to give environmental speech in Peru
Winner of an Oscar for documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” Al Gore will arrive for an event in Lima to take place on October 13th.
New Chachapoyan archaeological site discovered
Called Atumpucro, it has some 150 circular homes and impressive walls. Seated on a hill of the same name, it was found in the province of Luya by photographer and explorer Martín Chumbe.
Amazon river level in Peru at 40-year low
The Amazon river has dropped to its lowest level in 40 years in north-eastern Peru, causing severe economic disruption in a region where it is the main transport route.
Priest killed in robbery at San Francisco Convent, Lima
A priest was stabbed and killed this morning in Lima’s famous convento de San Francisco in central Lima. Criminals entered the popular tourist attraction in the early hours of Friday in an attempt to steal precious objects from its interior.
Over $315,000,000 owed to Peru by the corrupt
The millions and millions of dollars of funds stolen during the government of Alberto Fujimori total some S/.904,000,000 PEN or about $322,000,000 USD.
Forest fire in Amazonas region puts Kuélap at risk
A forest fire that began in the district of María in Amazonas when farmers attempted to clear dry grassland is inching closer to the Chachapoyan archaeological site of Kuélap, strong winds helping to fan the flames.
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