Introduction / Serge Lemaitre -- Camelid wools: an unsuspected diversity / Elise Dufour and Nicolas Goepfert -- Fibres and dye used in textiles from the Andes / Beatriz Devia Castillo -- Feathers and ...
Animal-hair cords dating to the late 1700s contain a writing system that might generate insights into how the Inca communicated, a new study suggests. Researchers have long wondered whether some ...
The Inca Empire in Peru was an expansive and complex civilization that thrived in the pre-Columbian era between about 1400 and 1530. At the time of the Spanish conquistador’s arrival (Pizarro landed ...
Machu Picchu is the big drawcard for visitors to Peru’s Sacred Valley. — Photos: DAVID BOWDEN The Sacred Valley, drained by the Urubamba River, is home to rich, fertile soil that has made it a cradle ...
The two coffee table-style books published by Thrums Books in 2013 explode with color as they capture the stories, images and tales of Inca life and Andean traditions. In early December, the ...