Time travel hasn’t been invented, but standing in the dusty desert plains off of Peru’s north-central coast, awed by the sight of a half-dozen crumbling pyramids, I’m not sure that’s entirely true.

Archaeologists excavating some 4,000-year-old ruins in Peru found a circular altar used for ceremonial burns, officials said and photos show. Photo from Peru’s Ministry of Culture At the base of an ...

Workers cleaning overgrown bushes and trees from Chupacigarro archaeological site found an ancient pyramid-like building, officials said. Photo from Caral Archaeological Zone, Executive Unit 003 of ...

In early 2025, archaeologists announced that they’d uncovered an unknown pyramidal structure at the Chupacigarro site, a kilometer west of the UNESCO‑listed Sacred City of Caral‑Supe in Peru’s Supe ...

Each storm leaves a new wound: channels carved by water, layers of mud washed away, and reliefs slowly eroded. The increasingly intense rains associated with El Niño are wearing down the adobe ...

In the heart of the Peruvian Amazon rainforest, a geological formation stands out due to its pyramid-like silhouette. Cerro El Cono, rising 1,300 feet (400 meters) high, dominates an otherwise flat ...

Ch. 1. The Mochica. The Lost Tribes of Central America, Peru and Bolivia -- The Battle Against Nature -- The First Stone-Builders -- The Long-Lost Pyramids of Peru -- The Tomb of the Lord of Sipan -- ...

Anthologists working in the northern Peruvian Andes have excavated a circular stone plaza, cited as one of the earliest examples of monumental megalithic architecture in the Americas. Dated back ...

LIMA (Reuters) - Archaeologists exploring Peru's pre-Colombian past recently unearthed a glimpse of a less prominent chapter in the Andean country's history - the remains of 16 Chinese laborers from ...

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...