CADE Innovations: Stay tuned for ‘El Nuevo Peru de Antes!’

By Nicholas Asheshov ~ Special to Peruvian Times ~ As business leaders meet in Cusco this weekend to focus on “Innovation” at the Annual Executive Conference, CADE, from the countryside of the Urubamba valley the author proposes looking back for truly radical and practical, high-tech innovation. Ancient Peru was one of the half-dozen centers of [...]

Lord of Wari on show in Inca city of Cusco

Funeral treasures from the recent discovery of a Wari leader’s tomb in Espiritu Pampa are on show in Cusco until the second week in March, when they will be removed for further restoration work.  The exhibition –The Vilca Lords—was opened this past week during the visit to Cusco of UNESCO’s director general, Irina Bokova. The [...]

Machu Picchu park guards spot believed-to-be-extinct Machu Picchu Arboreal Chinchilla Rat

Historical Sanctuary of Machu Picchu park guards caught a glimpse – and cell phone photos – of the believed-to-be-extinct and never-to-be-seen Machu Picchu Arboreal Chinchilla Rat, known only from two skulls found at Inca burial sites in the region. “When I saw the photo, I got chills,” said biologist Julio Ochoa. “They took about 40 photos [...]

Archaeologists confirm advanced hydraulic system in Andean fortress

Archaeologists from the National Institute of Culture have reportedly uncovered three irrigation channels that confirm the existence of an advanced hydraulic system in the Sacsayhuaman fortress located on the periphery of the former Inca capital of Cusco. According to Agencia Andina, the irrigation system was designed by Inca Pachacútec, who ruled the Inca empire from [...]