Peru
Ancient throne room of powerful Moche woman discovered in Peru
The so-called “Hall of the Moche Imaginary” is one of two elaborately decorated spaces archaeologists recently uncovered at Pañamarca
'The government wants to silence these voices': Peru’s new film funding law raises censorship fears for artists
The country’s film sector and wider creative industries are wary of new laws governing the type of projects that can receive state financing
Archaeologists in Peru identified one of the oldest megalithic structures in the Americas
The 4,750-year-old circular stone plaza has been under analysis since 2018
Two paintings that were stolen from Peruvian church are returned
Prior to their seizure, the paintings had been offered to the auction house Doyle for consignment
Philadelphia museum returns 16th-century manuscript to Peru
Federal investigators found that the six-page manuscript at the Rosenbach Museum and Library had been illegally removed from a larger volume
‘Thunder floor’ found at ancient Andean site in Peru
Silence of pre-Hispanic past broken with discovery of dance platform that could imitate the rumbling of thunder
Ancient ritual complex uncovered in Peru
The 1,200-year-old complex, which includes a massive platform topped with a temple, is associated with the Wari civilisation that thrived from AD600 to AD1000
Scientists used drones and AI to identify 168 more Nazca Lines geoglyphs in Peru
New additions to the mysterious Nazca Lines have been identified by scientists from Japan's Yagamata University through the use of aerial drone footage and artificial intelligence
Ancient sculpture likely tied to ritual human sacrifice discovered in Peru
The well-preserved statue is one of the oldest artefacts discovered in the Chan Chan archaeological site
British Museum reveals the golden and gruesome history of Ancient Peru
This major London show, marking the 200th anniversary of the country's independence, does not flinch from the bloodiest aspects of Inca culture
Peru’s heritage gets a new $125m home
Museo Nacional del Perú (Muna) boasts a collection of nearly 50,000 Pre- Columbian objects, including repatriated artefacts
Machu Picchu may be decades older than previously thought
Radiocarbon dating of human bones and teeth in Peruvian ruins indicate that the Inca first lived at the citadel around 1420, not after 1440
Knife-wielding spider god mural found on ancient Peruvian temple
Farmers extending their fields first accidentally uncovered the site, which archaeologists believe was used by the Cupisnique people for water ceremonies
Teresa Burga, trailblazing Peruvian conceptualist artist, has died, aged 86
Although overlooked by art institutions until only recently, she continued to create work about artificial systems and bureaucracies during a 30-year career in Lima's customs office
World Monuments Fund pleads with Peru's government to delay airport construction work in the Sacred Valley of the Incas
Organisation points out that Peru has not carried out an analysis of the heritage impact on Machu Picchu, Cusco and an Inca road network as requested by Unesco
Mummified llamas, sacrificed to the gods by Incas, uncovered by archaeologists in Peru
The animals still had their ritual adornments, including necklaces and long, colourful tassels hanging from their ears
Massive ancient cat image discovered among Peru’s Nazca Lines
The 2,000 year-old earth carving could be the oldest geoglyph ever found
Machu Picchu all to yourself? Japanese tourist gets special solo tour of ancient site
Culture ministry gives Jesse Katayama access after being stranded in Peru for seven months because of coronavirus
Getty shores up Peruvian church in an earthquake zone
The preservation project could serve as a prototype for saving other earthen buildings
Opposition flares as Peru’s government makes way for airport near Machu Picchu
A petition has been launched to prevent the Peruvian government from continuing the project
Collector voluntarily returns two stolen chapel paintings to Peru
The works were identified after they were consigned to Christie's for sale in 2015; their repatriation is part of an "aggressive" effort
After countless tests and 20 years of argument, gold pieces in The Gold Museum in Lima have been declared fakes.
Revelations concerning the pre-Columbian fakes came to light after the death of founder
“Converging Cultures: art & identity in Spanish America”: a much anticipated exhibition
Four years late, the major show of Spanish colonial art and culture reveals the viceroyalties of New Spain and Peru produced during Spanish dominion