Caral-Supe is one of the oldest civilizations in the world, and oldest-known in the Americas, and Peñico likely inherited ...

Archaeologists have found a lost city deep in the rough highlands of northern Peru. It was once a busy trade center over 3,000 years ago. Peñico is an ancient city that is now open to the public. It ...

Archaeologists uncover Peñico, a 3,800-year-old city in Peru, revealing early Andean trade networks, Caral heritage, and the ...

To the music of conch shell trumpets, a 3,800-year-old citadel of the Caral civilization—one of the oldest in the ...

Its strategic location between two important pre-Columbian valleys and the discovery of ceremonial artefacts support the thesis that the Caralian community, which developed around 1800-1500 BC, had ...

Archaeologists have discovered the tomb of the Maya king who founded the city of Caracol in what is now Belize.

The elusive “pinkish” species from Brazil, normally found wandering on trees, is already being targeted by the pet trade for ...

The volcano, discovered by locals near the village of Cusco, was not volcanic in the traditional sense, but still posed a ...

Known as Peñico, the city is now open to tourists. It was once a vibrant urban center that connected coastal, mountain and ...

Near a river in the Democratic Republic of the Congo sat a seasonal pond, formed during the wet season and already shrinking. Inside swam an “iridescent” creature with a “gem”-like pattern. Something ...

Reuters reports that Peruvian authorities announced the discovery of a major lost ancient city in the country’s Barranca ...

Peñico was established in 1800 B.C., just after the 5,000-year-old Caral civilization fell due to climate change.