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54 years, 11 months ago

Millions of ‘cloud trees’ are being planted in the Andes

CNN

Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. “The second time we united again to fight for our independence… This is the third time: united for one tree, the polylepis tree.” Pachamama The Inca, a civilization that ruled across the Andes mountain range in …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

The last Inca bridge master

BBC

The last Inca bridge master Alamy Nearly 500 years after the collapse of the largest empire in the Americas, a single bridge remains from the Inca's extraordinary road system – and it's rewoven every year from grass. Eliot Stein In a more-than-500-year-old tradition stretching back to the Inca Empire, men in Arizapana's family have woven suspension bridges from grass Balancing …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Cuzco exhibition sheds light on shared beliefs of ancient Shu, Inca civilizations

China Daily

Visitors admire a replica of a gold mask from Sanxingdui at an ongoing exhibition at the Inka Museum in Cuzco, Peru. Paul Becerra is among the many visitors who have been captivated by the stunning reproduction of artifacts from Southwest China's Sichuan province on display at an exhibition at the Inka Museum in Cuzco, Peru. The exhibition, titled Light of …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Museums open window for cultural exchanges

China Daily

Qi Xin, director of the Nanshan Museum. At the Inka Museum in Cuzco, Peru, visitors are greeted by a fascinating juxtaposition of cultural treasures, with giant bronze trees, golden masks and ornaments from China's ancient Shu kingdom displayed alongside relics from the ancient Peruvian Inca civilization. The exhibition can serve as a window into China's cultural heritage for the people …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Full Text of Chinese president's signed article in Peruvian media

China Daily

LIMA — President Xi Jinping published a signed article in Peruvian media outlet El Peruano on Thursday under the title "China-Peru Friendship: Setting Sail Toward an Even Brighter Future" ahead of his state visit to Peru, where he will also attend the 31st APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting. This is my second visit to Peru, a "neighbor" of China across the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Cuzco exhibition sheds light on shared beliefs of ancient Shu, Inca civilizations

China Daily

Visitors admire a replica of a gold mask from Sanxingdui at an ongoing exhibition at the Inka Museum in Cuzco, Peru. Paul Becerra is among the many visitors who have been captivated by the stunning reproduction of artifacts from Southwest China's Sichuan province on display at an exhibition at the Inka Museum in Cuzco, Peru. The exhibition, titled Light of …

China Exhibition Cultural Museum Ancient Chinese Peru

1 month, 1 week ago

Museums open window for cultural exchanges

China Daily

Qi Xin, director of the Nanshan Museum. At the Inka Museum in Cuzco, Peru, visitors are greeted by a fascinating juxtaposition of cultural treasures, with giant bronze trees, golden masks and ornaments from China's ancient Shu kingdom displayed alongside relics from the ancient Peruvian Inca civilization. The exhibition can serve as a window into China's cultural heritage for the people …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Full text of President Xi Jinping's signed article in Peruvian media

China Daily

A signed article by President Xi Jinping titled "China-Peru Friendship: Setting Sail Toward an Even Brighter Future" was published on Thursday in Peruvian newspaper El Peruano. This is my second visit to Peru, a "neighbor" of China across the Pacific Ocean, since I took office as President of the People's Republic of China. An exhibition of "Great Ancient Civilizations: China …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Xi Story: A champion for cultural exchanges between China, Latin America

China Daily

BEIJING -- This year, many people in China were charmed by the ancient Inca civilization at an exhibition held in the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen. The success of the exhibition underscores the vibrant cultural ties between China and Latin America, which are both home to some of the world's oldest and most influential civilizations. A strong advocate of cultural …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Full text of President Xi Jinping's signed article in Peruvian media

China Daily

A signed article by President Xi Jinping titled "China-Peru Friendship: Setting Sail Toward an Even Brighter Future" was published on Thursday in Peruvian newspaper El Peruano. This is my second visit to Peru, a "neighbor" of China across the Pacific Ocean, since I took office as President of the People's Republic of China. An exhibition of "Great Ancient Civilizations: China …

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3 months ago

8 best countries to visit in South America

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Bolivia open image in gallery Bolivia is named after Venezuelan independence fighter Simon Bolivar, whose support helped liberate the territory …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Sacrificed ‘frozen’ Inca child in Chile did not die peacefully as previously thought, study finds

The Independent

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An Incan …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Waqra Pukará: Peru's mysterious 'horned fortress'

BBC

Waqra Pukará: Peru's mysterious 'horned fortress' Heather Jasper With January 2024 seeing the start of even bigger crowds at Machu Picchu, savvy travellers may be wise to head to the stunning edifice that barely anyone has heard of: Waqra Pukará. Located roughly 130km south-east of Machu Picchu, within the greater Cusco Region and along the Apurimac River, the "fortress" sits …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Experts reconstruct the face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a teenage Inca

LA Times

A reconstruction of the face of a young woman who was found frozen and mummified near the summit of Mt. The possible living face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a teenage Inca girl sacrificed in a ritual more than 500 years ago atop the Andes, was unveiled Tuesday. “I thought I’d never know what her face looked like when she …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Taking a fresh look at Tintin

Live Mint

In 1986, I had my first major tryst with the life-changing power of reading, ironically during a period when I was laid low by a rough bout of chickenpox. From frequent instances of casual and gratuitous cruelty towards wildlife to Tintin’s cavalier treatment of the Congolese, almost every page of Tintin In The Congo reeks of racist or imperialist stereotypes. …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Gravity-defying: Revamping An Inca Rope Suspension Bridge

News 18

Dangling over a vertiginous gorge, the Apurimac River flowing around 10 stories below, Indigenous Peruvians show no fear as they repair a centuries-old Inca rope suspension bridge — the world’s last. Every June, members of the Quechua Indigenous group come together to braid thick ropes made from a type of Andean straw, then brave the chasm without harnesses to replace …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Sum of us: The ancient and modern history of counting people

Hindustan Times

The first known census was conducted during the Babylonian Empire, in 3800 BCE. The ancient civilisations of Persia, Egypt, India and Rome all conducted population surveys, with some of the methods they used and data they collected passing into history through travellers’ accounts, administrators’ accounts, inscriptions and religious texts. Its earliest recorded use dates to the Roman Empire, which conducted …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Peru’s Machu Picchu reopens: What you should know

Hindustan Times

When anti-government protests erupted and turned violent in Lima and Cusco in January 2023, Peru’s tourism industry had just begun recovering from nearly two years of pandemic shutdowns, after suffering one of the highest death tolls in the world. “About three or four weeks ago, things looked really bad, and it was difficult for us, because tourism is a very …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Peru reopens Inca-era stone citadel, Machu Picchu, after nearly a month

Hindustan Times

Peru's Machu Picchu, an Inca-era stone citadel nestled in its southeastern jungle, reopened on Wednesday after being closed nearly a month ago amid anti-government protests, the culture ministry announced. General view of the ancient Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in the Urubamba valley, seventy-two kilometres from the Andes city of Cusco, open for the first time after they were closed …

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1 year, 10 months ago

‘They don’t see us as humans.’ In Peru, protests over racism and neglect spill from the Andes

LA Times

As antigovernment protests spread across the Peruvian highlands last month, Remo Candia Guevara, a 42-year-old community leader in this rural farming town, grew increasingly anguished. “They don’t see us as humans,” said his sister, Marilia Candia Guevara, 36. “Of course we’re exhausted.” “We can’t permit these racists to continue governing.” — Mario Turpo Orozco, a leader in the Andean town …

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2 years, 3 months ago

With a new bronze bust, L.A. honors legendary Peruvian singer Yma Sumac

LA Times

She is no longer physically with us, but Yma Sumac will again be present in Southern California through the unveiling of a bust, a film projection and a concert. A different approach The most striking musical intervention of the Hollywood Forever event will be that of Ego Plum, a Mexican American multi-instrumentalist and composer — his real name is Ernesto …

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2 years, 4 months ago

The ancient people who reshaped the Amazon

BBC

The ancient people who reshaped the Amazon agefotostock/Alamy Llanos de Moxos is part of the Bolivian Amazon Dating back millennia and covering hundreds of square kilometres, these little-known ruins are changing perceptions of the Amazon and its ancient inhabitants. Shafik Meghji Loma Suárez is one of thousands of earthworks built by the ancient societies of the Llanos de Moxos Unlike …

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2 years, 4 months ago

How to see Machu Picchu the sustainable way

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. From the pass, the trail plunges into yawning river valleys blanketed with bottle green cloud forest to reach Aguas Calientes, …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Noble remains found in ancient Inca tomb discovered under home in Peru

India Today

Scientists have unearthed an Inca-era tomb in the heart of Peru's capital Lima, archaeologists said on Wednesday, a burial dug up under a working-class home and believed to hold noble remains wrapped in cloth alongside ceramics and fine ornaments. Lead archeologist Julio Abanto told Reuters the 500-year-old tomb contains "multiple funerary bundles" tightly wrapped in cloth. He said the entombed …

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Millions of ‘cloud trees’ are being planted in the Andes

The last Inca bridge master

Cuzco exhibition sheds light on shared beliefs of ancient Shu, Inca civilizations

Museums open window for cultural exchanges

Full Text of Chinese president's signed article in Peruvian media

Cuzco exhibition sheds light on shared beliefs of ancient Shu, Inca civilizations

Museums open window for cultural exchanges

Full text of President Xi Jinping's signed article in Peruvian media

Xi Story: A champion for cultural exchanges between China, Latin America

Full text of President Xi Jinping's signed article in Peruvian media

8 best countries to visit in South America

Sacrificed ‘frozen’ Inca child in Chile did not die peacefully as previously thought, study finds

Waqra Pukará: Peru's mysterious 'horned fortress'

Experts reconstruct the face of Peru’s most famous mummy, a teenage Inca

Taking a fresh look at Tintin

Gravity-defying: Revamping An Inca Rope Suspension Bridge

Sum of us: The ancient and modern history of counting people

Peru’s Machu Picchu reopens: What you should know

Peru reopens Inca-era stone citadel, Machu Picchu, after nearly a month

‘They don’t see us as humans.’ In Peru, protests over racism and neglect spill from the Andes

With a new bronze bust, L.A. honors legendary Peruvian singer Yma Sumac

The ancient people who reshaped the Amazon

How to see Machu Picchu the sustainable way

Noble remains found in ancient Inca tomb discovered under home in Peru