Located near Lake Titicaca in Bolivia, the millennia-old city of Tiwanaku was built almost 13,000 feet (4,000 meters) above sea level, making it one of the highest urban centers ever constructed.

World Monuments Fund (WMF) announced a monumental discovery at Gran Pajatén, one of Peru’s most significant archaeological sites for its exceptional architecture from the Chachapoya civilization. In ...

An archaeologist is piecing together what the V-shaped stone structures—some stretching 500 feet long—were used for.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The discovery of an ancient Tiwanaku temple in Bolivia is helping researchers paint a more complete picture of what the society once looked like. The ...

In the heights of the Peruvian Andes, a civilization once found a remarkable way to make peace—by getting collectively high.

LIMA, Peru — Archaeologists on Thursday unveiled a 3,500-year-old city in Peru that likely served as a trading hub linking Pacific coast cultures with those in the Andes and Amazon, flourishing around ...

Researchers looked at data about violence over centuries in the area that is now Peru, Ecuador, Chile and Bolivia. (Getty Images) The extent to which “civilization” heightens or lessens the likelihood ...

The discovery of an ancient Tiwanaku temple in Bolivia is helping researchers paint a more complete picture of what the society once looked like. The Tiwanaku civilization was considered one of the ...

The extent to which “civilization” heightens or lessens the likelihood of violent conflict throughout human history has remained one of the most enduring questions among anthropologists. But a new ...