Ichma or Ichmay (other variants:Ychma, Ychsma) is the name of a lordship or state entity from the pre-Inca era of Ancient Peru. It flourished on the central coast of Peru, in part of what is now the department of Lima, between the years 900 and 1470 of the Christian era, in the periods known as the
The Andean country is the last former Spanish colony in South America to celebrate its bicentennial. The other eight South American countries that emancipated themselves from the Spanish crown celebrated their bicentennials long before. Bolivia and Ecuador commemorated it in 2009. Venezuela, Argenti
It is a funerary chamber with 63 mummies and more than a thousand valuable archaeological pieces. PUCP professionals, together with specialists from the University of Warsaw, had been working in the area since 2002. We spoke with Professor Krzysztof Makowski, scientific advisor to the project. “It i
By:Archaeologist Wilo Vargas Morales NAYLAMP? In the 17th century, campaigns to extirpate idolatry began in the viceroyalty of Peru with the intention of achieving greater progress in the evangelizing company of the Hispanic colonies. During these crusades thousands of people were tortured and sente