History of Peru Series – Part 4: TRANSITION – The decline of Chavín and the rise of the Lima Culture: Huallamarca

By Paul Goulder – Special* to the Peruvian Times —– We are now at 200 BC and have travelled in the series from the beginnings of the city (urbanized existence) through a long stretch of Peruvian history in which the development of monumental architecture, irrigation systems, ceramics and textiles are underpinning more complex social and [...]

HISTORY OF PERU SERIES – Part 3: Monumental Architecture

By Paul Goulder – Special to Peruvian Times Across the world, the period 3000 BC to 500 BC (approx.) was an era of monumental architecture. Think Stonehenge (UK), Carnac (France) or the pyramids of Egypt. In the case of Peru the giant structures took on the form of truncated, flat-topped pyramid platforms – sometimes arranged [...]

HISTORY OF PERU SERIES – Part 2: Time Tour 3000 BC

By Paul Goulder — Special to Peruvian Times — The idea of “living history tours” to touch the stones of our ancestors is not new for readers of the Peruvian Times. Dipping into the archives reveals articles written by Peggy Massey and several others over the years (the 1960s in this case) on key early history [...]