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NEWS ABOUT: Machu Picchu

Machu Picchu stories: 6 news summaries

(Newser) - Dozens of carefully buried human sacrifices have been found in a coastal Inca site in Peru, reports the Telegraph. Most of the dead are teenage girls, and one appears to have been pregnant. The bodies, which still contain skin and hair, all bear signs of knife slashes along the neck.... More »

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archaeology • Peru • Machu Picchu • South America • Spanish • Inca • human sacrifices • archaeologist

Hey, Obama Girls, Peru's Got Your Puppy

Not cute or furry, but Peruvian Hairless loves kids, is hypoallergenic

Nov 11, 08 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Peru may hold the solution to the president-elect’s canine conundrum, the Telegraph reports. The Peruvian Hairless, a dog with ancient Inca origins, is hypoallergenic and family friendly, perfect for Obama’s allergic daughter Malia; a puppy has been offered to the incoming first family. “If we send it... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • Peru • Machu Picchu • dog • Malia Obama • Sasha Obama • President Obama • hypoallergenic • Peruvian Hairless

TRAVEL

 Peru Swaps Backpackers
 for Well-Heeled Tourists 

Luxury tours aim for big bucks from the wealthy

Apr 2, 08 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Peru’s government hopes to carve a thick slice out of the world’s luxury travel market,  aided by sumptuous trains with fancy oxygen enrichment systems and high-altitude 5-star hotels, reports Reuters. "It's not that we don't like backpackers," says the country's tourism minister, but with big... More »

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travel • tourism • Peru • Machu Picchu • luxury travel • luxury hotels

Americas' Oldest Temple Found

Archaeologists announce unearthing of one of the Americas' oldest temples

Nov 11, 07 1:18 PM CST
(Newser) - Adding to the list of Peruvian treasures, archaeologists yesterday announced the discovery of a 4,000-year-old temple used to worship fire—rife with remarkably well-preserved murals that are possibly the oldest in the Americas. “What’s surprising are the construction methods, the architectural design,” said the lead archaeologist. More »

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Peru • Machu Picchu • Ventarron • Sipan • discovery

Yale Returns Artifacts to Peru

Machu Picchu artifacts have been on display at Yale for a century

Sep 17, 07 1:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - A group of artifacts taken from Machu Picchu almost a century ago for Yale's Peabody Museum will be returned, Yale and the Peruvian government announced on Friday. The collection to be returned consists of 380 museum-quality objects, as well as part of those in the research collection. Yale will grant... More »

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Yale University • Peru • Machu Picchu • Alan Garcia • Hiram Bingham III • artifacts

7 New Wonders Wear Crown

Online poll spreads the wealth to South America, Asia

Jul 7, 07 6:26 PM CDT
(Newser) - The largest online poll ever conducted wrapped up yesterday, and today the results became official. The seven wonders of the modern world, which were announced in Portugal, include an Asian engineering triumph and a South American religious monument, but not the Great Pyramid of Giza—the Egyptian government refused to... More »

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Brazil • Italy • Taj Mahal • seven wonders • Chichen Itza • Machu Picchu • Christ the Redeemer • Petra, Jordan • Colosseum • Great Wall of China • statue

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