Valongo Wharf in Rio de Janeiro—now a World Heritage Site
The World Heritage Committee recently concluded its annual meeting, which was held this year in Krakow, Poland. At the meeting, a number...
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Tourists evacuated, but local homes destroyed at Machu Picchu
Most know of Machu Picchu for its spectacular ruins high in the Andes. But far below the city in the sky likes the town of Machu Picchu,...
"Seeds of Change"—potatoes as cross-cultural exchange
In the early 1990s, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC sponsored an exhibit chronicling some of the most far-reaching cultural...
End of the motorcycle theory?
Time was when archaeologists thought the first humans to inhabit the Western Hemisphere crossed a land bridge from Asia to what is now...
Technology identifies new (old) rock art in Chile
Using a variety of new technology, a group of Chilean archaeologists have been photographing rock faces across northern Chile to identify...
Chuño—freeze-dried potatoes are not just for astronauts
In the early 13th century, the Incan empire succeeded in expanding its rule along the entire span of the Andes Mountains in South...
Books on film at the El Ateneo Grand Splendid
Adaptive re-use of historic structures is one of the best ways to ensure their continued preservation. In Buenos Aires, an early...
Not just for breakfast anymore?
An intriguing painting in a historic cathedral in Cusco, Peru, challenges our notions of historical events. Whereas numerous depictions...
“A man and a cameloid in black”
No, not Johnny Cash – but depictions in two cave paintings recently discovered at Macchu Picchu, the famed 15th-century Inca citadel...