Caral, in comparison, receives a mere fraction of that. According to data from the Peruvian government, of the roughly 44,000 visitors to Caral last year, only 1,700 of them were foreigners.

Preliminary analyses indicate that the remains found in December belong to a woman between 20 and 35 years old who was about 5 feet tall, and wearing a headdress — made with bundles of twisted ...

Peñico opened to the public earlier this week, following eight years of research led by the archaeologist Ruth Shady ...

The man, who died roughly 3,800 years ago, may have been a prominent military leader and was buried in an elaborate fashion. The woman—with skin, hair and nails still intact—belonged to the ...

After eight years of research, archaeologists have unveiled an ancient city in Peru that may have been a flourishing hub for trade 3,500 years ago. Tourists can now visit the city, known as Peñico, in ...

The Caral Archaeological Zone has presented a new archaeological site: Peñico, a monument located in the Supe Valley. Its ...

UNESCO World Heritage CentreThe 5000-year-old 626-hectare archaeological site of The Sacred City of Caral-Supe is situated on a dry desert terrace overlooking the green valley of the Supe river. It ...

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

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

Caral was nearly five thousand years old, as old as the pyramids of Egypt, older than anyone had thought possible. JONATHAN HAAS: I was virtually in hysterics for three days afterwards.

An ancient Peruvian city that was a thriving hub of trade more than 3,000 years ago has been unveiled by archaeologists.