In Ancient Peru, Feather Traders Transported Live Parrots Across Treacherous Mountains

The team suspected that “these birds were wild-caught in the rainforest, transported alive across the Andes, and kept in ...

Ancient Andean parrot trade route stretched over 300 miles

Ancient parrots really got around. A new analysis of their DNA found that humans transported living Amazonian macaw parrots across the Andes mountains to coastal Peru hundreds of years before the Inca ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Sacred Road Discovered in Peru Reveals Chimú Ritual Landscape

Archaeologists in northern Peru have uncovered an ancient sacred road linking Chimú settlements, ritual spaces, and vast agricultural fields ...

In Ancient Peru, a Parrot Trade That Crossed the Andes

Scientists studied centuries-old bird feathers from an ancient tomb on the coast, and then traced the origins back to the ...
New Hampshire Public Radio

In Peru, discovery of ancient ruins outpaces authorities' ability to care for them

LIMA, Peru — Although the top tourist destination in Peru is the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, high in the Andes Mountains, the capital Lima also holds a treasure trove of ancient ruins — so ...