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Peru

High-altitude archaeologist Constanza Ceruti climbs towards the highest archaeological site on Earth at the top of the 22,110-foot-tall Mount Llullaillaco in Argentina.

In High Altitude Archaeology, One Woman Isn’t Scared of Heights—Or Mummies

Even when those mummies still have skin, hair, and clothing.

Laura Kiniry February 2, 2024

In western Bolivia and southeastern Peru, angels are armed and ready—like the one shown in this 17th-century painting, <em>Asiel Timor Dei</em>.

Decoding the Gun-Wielding Angels of Bolivia

The 'angeles arcabuceros' morphed from Catholic messengers to symbols of Indigenous independence.

Amy Crawford November 30, 2023

Chahuaytire, Peru

Parque de la Papa

A highland eco-park celebrates more than a thousand varieties of tuber.

Researchers recreated Wari chicha.

How Breweries Helped Keep This Pre-Columbian Empire Together

Researchers recreated Wari chicha for science and happy hour.

Reina Gattuso April 18, 2019

Puquios

The sophisticated hydraulic system of the Nazca civilization.

Coricancha

A Christian monastery stands on what was once a holy Incan temple.

Tambomachay

Tambomachay

An Inca spa, military outpost or maybe… both?

A <em>Hydrozetes</em> mite cored from Marcacocha.

Poop-Eating Mites Are Handy Historians

These arthropods can tell us about the causes of animal extinctions.

Matthew Taub January 9, 2019

Pachamanca

In Peru, layers of potatoes, meat, and sweets are steamed in a pit filled with volcanic rocks.

Causa

Peru's strikingly beautiful mashed potato casserole.

The Boiling River.

Puerto Inca, Peru

The Boiling River of the Amazon

This scalding hot river was thought to be a myth until one geoscientist made it his quest to study the mystical waters.

Looking back on the road into the Park

Huascarán National Park

The highest tropical mountain range in the world is in Central Peru, home to a vast array of exotic and quirky plants and animals.

The Rise and Fall of the World's Most Unlikely Pub

Lauren Evans February 9, 2016