One of the main characteristics of the villages in the south of Peru is the great fervor that they profess for the Catholic religion.  In each village, no matter how small, one can find large churches adorned with gold and magnificent paintings that make up part of the history and fervor of each of its ...[+]

The main material for the creation of the famed Peruvian textiles-alpaca fiber and pima cotton- has its own history which is important to know in order to understand why they have survived the passage of time maintaining its colors and textures. Alpaca fiber It is surprising to the world that, although it is one of the most ...[+]

Amidst the lush forests and the sounds of animals, the ancient Peruvians who colonized the Amazon developed a unique way of seeing the world, and in order to explain it, they invented a series of myths and legends that now form part of their cultural tradition. It is not unusual to see the elderly people of ...[+]

Since time immemorial, in Mexico as in Peru, there exist stories of travelers who arrived from a distant land to a village which would become the capital of a very advanced civilization. One such story is the Legend of Naylamp, a very important character from the coast of Lambayeque. It is said that he taught ...[+]

In the department of Ida, between the years 100 C.E. and 400 C.E., the Nazca culture developed on the Peruvian coast. The Nazca civilization was small and comprised of fishers who were descendants of the ancient Paracas of the Chincha Valley. Among the most outstanding of their arts, ceramics is the most well-known today. The Nazca ...[+]

A few hours from Lima, near Pisco Bay, the famous Peruvian archeologist Julio C. Tello discovered some funereal bundles and exquisite textiles that belonged to an, until then, undiscovered culture.  They found that even though thousands of years had passed, the texture of the cloths had not deteriorated much, which is why he decided to ...[+]

Peruvian ceramics have become an important part of the Peruvian’s national history because of it’s value, its aesthetic worth, and the techniques used to craft the pieces.  Dating back to the times of the Mochica civilization, these northerners (the Moche civilization flourished in northern Peru between 100 and 800 B.C.) considered themselves specialists in the ...[+]

Contrary to the the official history, Augustine Lizárraga, a land owner of Cuzco, was the first one that arrived to Machu Picchu on July 14, 1902, with three explorers of Cuzco, who had left graffiti with their names on the walls of the Temple of the Three Windows. Nevertheless, the North American Hiram Bingham was considered ...[+]

The history of the fortress of Machu Picchu is parallel to that of the Inca Empire, because this settlement was the most oriental point that could be  entered of the abundant Peruvian forest.  Hidden by many years, on its walls is carved the history of the ingenuity of the Peruvian Indian. Pre-Inca Time In the middle of ...[+]

After the fall of Vilcabamba, Cuzco was transformed into the central Spanish hub of the Andean and South American Region.  During the viceroy period of Peru, it was nominated to become the capital. Instead Lima was chosen because of its easy ocean access.  Nevertheless, the ancient capital of the Inca empire maintained a hegemony over ...[+]

Situated in the historic Palace of the 1871 Exposition, The Art Museum of Lima, or MALI, is Peru’s prime museum.  The MALI’s collection of Peruvian art (with over 11,000 pieces making-up its collection) ranges from Precolonial arts to the more recent and contemporary.  Collectively, the MALI encompasses roughly 3000 years of Peruvian art.  It’s then ...[+]

The historic city of Cuzco, which many tourist know of, is part of a the greater global tourist attraction schematic.  Throughout the ages, this city has undergone many transformations, reconstructions, and modifications.  Beautiful Cuzco is not the Cuzco that once was.  One of the most important tume periods for the city was during the Spanish ...[+]