The Conversion of Atahualpa to Christianity Marked the Juridical and Spiritual Beginning of the Kingdom of Peru

The most important event of the conquest of Peru was the conversion of Inca Atahualpa to Christianity. This act had immediate juridical consequences, since if the Inca converted and accepted the Catholic religion, his entire kingdom and subjects would do …

Science The Independent Strange 2,300-year-old burial of dozen humans with hands tied behind back unearthed in Peru

Archaeologists have unearthed the remains of over a dozen humans in Peru dated to around 400BC, buried face down with their hands tied behind their backs, revealing insights about strange ancient burial rituals in the region. The burial discovered in Peru’ …

Strange 2,300-year-old burial of dozen humans with hands tied behind back unearthed in Peru

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‘They’re in danger’: Isolated Amazon tribe Mashco Piro enters another village in Peru

Members of an indigenous tribe Mashco Piro, known for its deep isolation within Peru’s Amazon rainforest, have reportedly made contact with a neighbouring village as activists considered it an alarming sign that the tribe could be under stress from an …

Peru: Defense sector works to produce Chineria Island's official cartography

The Geodetic Point certificate will be handed over to local authorities to boost development projects that benefit the community. The IGN will produce the area's cartography. This information will be useful in various fields such as cadastre, security, …

Second explosion in a week targets bank in Peru’s capital as crime and extortion surge

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A powerful explosion on Sunday caused damage at a branch of a Mexican-owned bank located on the periphery of Peru’s capital, police said. No victims were reported. The attack with explosives is the second one targeting the bank in under a …

RECAP – United Township 23, LaSalle-Peru 21

By Joe Winkel In 2024, the story was all about how the United Township Panthers would lose, as they dropped three heartbreaking games by a total of four points, one of those at LaSalle-Peru. On Saturday, UT took a step towards rewriting the narrative. The …

El Gobierno recibió al ministro de defensa y al ministro de relaciones exteriores del Perú en el palacio Karlberg

La visita desde Perú se inició con una recepción de bienvenida con guardia de honor en las afueras del palacio Karlberg. Luego de ello, Pål Jonson, Maria Malmer Stenergard, Walter Astudillo y Elmer Schialer sostuvieron una reunión bilateral en el interior …

U.T. resumes game and wins 23-21 over LaSalle-Peru

'Strange' tomb in Peru holds skeletons of people with ropes around their necks, hands tied behind their backs, ...

While excavating a temple in Peru, archaeologists found the 2,300-year-old remains of more than a dozen people, some of which show evidence of human sacrifice. The burials bear some rare features, the archaeologists said. "The way in which they were …