An American in Lima

Enigmatic geoglyphs in the Nasca desert draw tens of thousands of tourists to southern Peru each year (photo c. RPP)

Great timing, criminals in southern Peru.
First a Peruvian trucking company diverts 100 tons of UN rice for cold-spell victims to the black market in July. SUNAT seizes three truckloads (32 tons) of hijacked rice in Ica; [...]

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Here is a fascinating story that just surfaced about the Chachapoyas:
An ancient lost city has been discovered in the remote Amazonian rainforest of north-east Peru, archaeologists have announced.
The fortified citadel appears to be from the pre-Inca era and may be linked to the country’s legendary ‘Cloud People’.
The main encampment comprises circular stone houses overgrown by [...]

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