Researchers have identified and documented more than 100 previously unknown archaeological structures, far exceeding the 26 ...

They put the Inca leader on trial, convicted him, and sentenced him to death. Atahualpa was executed on July 26, 1533. (Meet Peru’s first women porters.) For a while, Cajamarca became the ...

Researchers in Peru have considerably expanded the known footprint of Gran Pajatén, a pre-Hispanic settlement of the ...

The ancient Americas were incredibly rich in their variety of cultures and art. However, many burials discovered were looted ...

The World Monuments Fund (WMF) has announced the discovery of more than a hundred previously unknown archaeological ...

UNESCO World Heritage Sites represent some of the most breathtaking landscapes with extraordinary cultural and natural ...

Ancient Chavín elites used hallucinogens in private rituals to strengthen their authority and shape early social hierarchies.

The incident at Chan Chan, the largest adobe city in the Americas, has drawn attention to the lax security at the ...

The finding provides a psychedelic trip into the heart of pre-Incan power at Chavín de Huántar, where psychoactive substances ...

Thousands of years ago in modern-day Peru, hallucinogenic plants were in use in ritual ceremonies at the renowned Chavín de ...

Unearthed in Peru, the small underground room may have been used for rituals involving psychoactive drugs. New research suggests these "exclusive" events were reserved for the elite ...