The Sacred Valley, drained by the Urubamba River, is home to rich, fertile soil that has made it a cradle of Peruvian agriculture for centuries. Many vegetables we now enjoy originated in Peru, where ...

For some people in the ancient Andes, textiles could serve not only as a record of their physical surroundings, but also as guides to aid in the transition to the next world. This textile, which was ...

(MENAFN- 3BL) Violeta Pacheco's clothing company, Tejidos Peruanos, is based in the Lima neighborhood of Villa El Salvador, home to some of Lima's poorest residents. Despite the area's poverty, Villa ...

A rare and fragile Peruvian funeral shroud dating back to the pre-Inca period has gone on display in Lima after being returned by a Swedish museum. The Shroud of Gothernburg consists of more than 80 ...