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 ...[+]