pre-inca

From megalithic temples to mammal fossils dating back millions of years, these are some of the most thrilling archaeological finds in Peru between 2019 and 2020.

Close to 300 artifacts have been found by gas workers in Lima over the past two decade. Some of the findings are 2,000 years old.

Before Pachacamac was used to refer to an expansive coastal sanctuary, the name was associated with a deity—and according to some his legacy lives on thanks to a wooden stick.

Studies show that the idol was in fact created by the pre-Inca culture Wari, prior to the arrival of the Inca empire to Pachacamac.

A group of Peruvian archaeologists discovered on a street in Lima, during pipeline excavations, the tomb of a 700-year-old child and figurines of Cuchimilcos, the figure that will be the image of the Pan-American Games this year.