Highway linking city of Huánuco and Kotosh ruins inaugurated

A three-kilometer highway from the north-central highland city of Huánuco to the Pre-Columbian site of Kotosh was inaugurated Wednesday at the hands of Huánuco Regional President Jorge Espinoza Egoavil, daily El Comercio reported. “This highway opens the door to development, and is a tribute to the city of Huánuco,” said Espinoza. Kotosh, a pre-Columbian site [...]

Flooding threatens Kotosh temple

The director of Peru’s National Institute of Culture, INC, in Huánuco Department says possible flooding of the Higueras River due to heavy rains threatens to damage the Kotosh archaeological temple, considered one of the oldest temples in the Americas. Carlos Ortega told Agencia Andina there is a high risk the side of the archaeological temple [...]