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A new study suggests that people living along the coast of northern Peru were eating popcorn 1,000 years earlier than previously thought.

A new study suggests that people living along the coast of northern Peru were eating popcorn 1,000 years earlier than previously thought.

Posted January 21, 2012 at 6:24 pm 112 notes

#Peru#Popcorn

Archaeological News: Ruins may be first Roman Catholic church in Peru

Reblogged from humanteeth

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Archaeologists say they’ve discovered the ruins of what is believed to be Peru’s oldest Roman Catholic church.
Archaeologist Cesar Astuhuaman says the church outside the northern coastal city of Piura was built in 1534 but its mud walls deteriorated over time as Spanish conquistadors abandoned…

Posted October 8, 2011 at 10:39 am 18 notes

#ruins#archaeology#church#peru#roman catholic#piura

Mass grave of children and llamas found in seaside dune.

Mass grave of children and llamas found in seaside dune.

Posted September 28, 2011 at 4:47 pm 26 notes

#peru#mass grave

Stone work at Machu Picchu

Reblogged from ummhello

Stone work at Machu Picchu

Posted August 23, 2011 at 11:47 am 291 notes

#architecture#peru#stone#inca

Devastating Fire, War Destroyed Ancient Peruvian Society

Devastating Fire, War Destroyed Ancient Peruvian Society

Posted July 29, 2011 at 5:29 pm 5 notes

#Peru#Disaster#War