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Archaeological Sites

Machu Picchu total visitors 1980 2012
March 9, 2013

Record breaking 1.1 million tourists visited Machu Picchu in 2012

Visitors to Peru’s most famous archeological site, the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu, surpassed one million tourists for the first time ever in 2012. The record-breaking figure of 1,114,434 visitors  appears in the annual  totals published by the Ministry…

Peru rejects French explorer’s bid to dig up evidence of Machu Picchu Inca tomb
February 10, 2013

Peru rejects French explorer’s bid to dig up evidence of Machu Picchu Inca tomb

[Originally published February 10, 2013] Contained in the official Machu Picchu Master Plan is an intriguing theory by Peruvian archaeologist…

Pre-Inca Civilizations - Caral Ruins
October 14, 2012

Celebrations marking discovery of Ancient site of Caral

[Originally published October 14, 2012] Eighteen years ago, this month, archaeologist Dr. Ruth Shady began her breakthrough investigation of Caral,…

Moche cosmo vision explored in new book
September 23, 2012

The Moche cosmo vision explored in new book / CD

The book “Cosmos Moche,” the first part of a collection — “Enigmas of Ancient Peru” — is going on sale…

Machu Picchu at mid-day
September 17, 2012

The Inca Sacred Center of Machu Picchu – a Love Letter

The first time I laid eyes on Machu Picchu was 16 years ago, and even though I do not consider…

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