Top Five Wanderlust Wishlist for 2012
Here we are, three days into the first work week of 2012, but I’m having a hard time concentrating on the tasks at hand.
Archaeological Sites
Cable Car to Choquequirao on the horizon?
For travelers to Peru, 2011 was arguably the year of Machu Picchu. We saw an internationally acclaimed, giant celebration commemorating the 100th anniversary of Hiram Bingham’s “discovery” of the iconic Inca ruins. And we witnessed the historic, and long overdue, return of thousands of artifacts that Bingham took to America on loan.
Ruins vs. the archaeological complexes: How they’re getting it right with the Moche Temples
“It is said that when the anthropologists arrive, the gods depart. In my opinion, something similar happens with reconstructors of archaeological sites. Imagination is crushed;…
Pressure mounts to increase Machu Picchu visitor limit ahead of UNESCO expert’s visit
[Originally published September 12, 2011] Peru’s Culture Minister Susana Baca warned that allowing a major daily increase in the number of tourists to Machu Picchu could mean not only the deterioration of the Inca Citadel, but also risk the wrath of UNESCO, which could add Peru’s top tourist attraction to an infamous list of endangered sites.
Blood, Sand and Sacrifice; Moche Archaeological Journey:
Climate Change History
For nearly 500 years, the Moche culture dominated more than 300 miles of Peru’s northern coast, extending inland from the Pacific Ocean to the high western slopes of the Andes.