Historians hypothesize that the Moche paintings could represent artists’ attempts to experiment with portraying movement or narrative.
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Peruvian Man Found With Mummy He Called a “Spiritual Girlfriend”
The man was caught carrying “Juanita” in a food delivery backpack.
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Visiting Peru’s Terrorism Museum on the Eve of a Constitutional Crisis
Peruvian history is a contentious subject, and the authorities in charge of writing its first drafts should not be taken at their word.
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Machu Picchu Indefinitely Closed Amid Political Protests
Hundreds of visitors were evacuated from the Incan site over the weekend.
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168 New Geoglyphs Discovered in Peru
The newly discovered Nazca lines depict humans, cats, killer whales, birds, and snakes and date between 100 BCE and 300 CE.
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“Long-Lost” 1,000-Year-Old Mural Resurfaces in Peru
Huaca Pintada comprises a rare mixture of elements of two northern Peruvian civilizations.
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A Museum Is Using Its Erotic Ceramics Collection for Cancer Prevention
Visitors to the Museo Larco in Peru learned how to perform self-tests for prostate and testicular cancer by touching the genitals of replicas of pre-Columbian huacos.
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How Hallucinogens Were Used as an Ancient Political Tactic
Excavation at a site in the southern Peruvian town of Quilcapampa uncovered artifacts related to hallucinogenic beverages.
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An Awe-Inspiring Experience of Machu Picchu
A show of over 200 Inca objects and a VR expedition will debut at the Boca Raton Museum in South Florida, a hub of Peruvian heritage in the US.
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Smithsonian Returns a Pre-Incan Gold Ornament to Peru
The repatriated item, an “Echenique Disc,” is recognized as the symbol of the city of Cusco in Peru.
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Mural of Knife-Wielding Spider God Found on 3,200-year-old Temple in Peru
The spider is thought to be associated with rain and fertility rituals that might have taken place in the shrine and its attendant complex of buildings.
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A Sacred Incan Site Is Threatened by a New Airport
Chinchero, in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, is home to a dozen Indigenous cultures as well as 15th-century Inca ruins.
