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Machu Picchu

The Caretakers of Machu Picchu
March 18, 2011

The Caretakers of Machu Picchu

Anthropologist Fernando Astete and his staff often receive well-deserved accolades for their work running the day-to-day operations of Machu Picchu, as well as overseeing the protection and preservation of the Inca citadel. But readers of El Comercio on Friday got…

The corner of Room 188 in building A21 on Yale University’s West Campus is filled with crates marked “fragile” and destined for Peru
February 14, 2011

Bickering over Machu Picchu centennial celebration could cause delay of event

The Yale Daily News is reporting that crates marked “fragile” are already filled with artifacts excavated from Machu Picchu and …

Pilot project underway to turn Cusco's main plaza into a vehiicle-free, pedestrian zone
February 11, 2011

Orchid specialists to visit Cusco Feb. 25-28 for conservation conference

“The old orchid hunter lay back on his pillow, his body limp with the effort of talking so long. He…

Machu Picchu as Hiram Bingham photographed it in 1911
February 11, 2011

Yale and Cusco university sign deal for return of Machu Picchu artifacts

An agreement signed Friday between Yale University and Peru’s National University of San Antonio Abad in Cusco will usher the…

President Garcí­a: Yale will return entire Machu Picchu collection
November 20, 2010

President Garcí­a: Yale will return entire Machu Picchu collection

[Originally published November 20, 2010] Starting in early 2011, Yale University will begin to return all 46,632 fragments and artifacts…

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