Hidden Jewels of Lima – Museo Andrés Del Castillo

In brief. The museum is housed in the magnificently restored Casa Belén, home of José Baquíjano y Carrillo, Count of Vista Florida (1751-1818). It is now a memorial to Andrés Del Castillo, a young student who died tragically in 2006. The museum houses an outstanding collection of minerals, demonstrating their exquisite beauty and complexity and [...]

LOOKING BACK: Two Thousand Years Ago: Settlers on the Chillón

By James Vreeland  Published in  The Lima Times* November 28, 1975 In 1900 BC less than 2,000 people lived in the lower Chillón Valley to the north of Lima. But for this ancient era, several centuries before the invention of pottery, such a figure could be considered a sizable coastal valley population, for many Andeans [...]

Peruvian historian Antonio Zapata leaves successful TV history series to return to academia

By Paul Goulder After nine years directing a history series for national television, historian Antonio Zapata has decided it is time to go back to university to teach and do research full time. Sucedió en el Perú has been broadcast on the national television channel, Canal 7, since 2001 and has dealt with a wide [...]