Maria Luisa del Río

Vandal sprayed obscene graffiti at Peruvian archaeological site in broad daylight

The incident at Chan Chan, the largest adobe city in the Americas, has drawn attention to the lax security at the 600-year-old Unesco World Heritage Site

2,500-year-old bird bone tubes used to snort hallucinogens discovered in Peru

The finding provides a psychedelic trip into the heart of pre-Incan power at Chavín de Huántar, where psychoactive substances were used in elite ceremonial rituals

5,000-year-old woman uncovered in Peru with hair and nails still intact

The exceptional find at Áspero reveals women’s high status in the ancient Caral civilisation

Facing multiple threats, Peruvian archaeologists remain determined to research the Americas' oldest known civilisation

Researchers investigating the ancient Caral civilisation must contend with dwindling state support, violent land traffickers and robbers