The history of textiles in Peru started 5,000 years ago when pre-Inca and Inca civilization weavers mastered natural cotton and alpaca fibers. Now, these ancestral techniques, combined with modern ...

Introduction / Serge Lemaitre -- Camelid wools: an unsuspected diversity / Elise Dufour and Nicolas Goepfert -- Fibres and dye used in textiles from the Andes / Beatriz Devia Castillo -- Feathers and ...

LIMA, Peru - A rare and fragile pre-Incan funeral shroud was displayed to reporters Monday, part of the first batch of ancient Paracas textiles that Sweden is returning to Peru 80 years after they ...

The Inca Empire in Peru was an expansive and complex civilization that thrived in the pre-Columbian era between about 1400 and 1530. At the time of the Spanish conquistador’s arrival (Pizarro landed ...

Utku Fashion, inspired by the expression of ancient Peruvian textiles and their prestigious historical significance, aims to be a bridge for Latin American designers and to facilitate the entry of ...

The next scientific challenge was ensuring her continued preservation. A specialized team of archaeologists and anthropologists quickly assembled to debate how to preserve Juanita's delicate body and ...

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A rare and fragile pre-Incan funeral shroud was displayed to reporters Monday, part of the first batch of ancient Paracas textiles that Sweden is returning to Peru 80 years after ...

The Sacred Valley, drained by the Urubamba River, is home to rich, fertile soil that has made it a cradle of Peruvian agriculture for centuries. Many vegetables we now enjoy originated in Peru, where ...

With the sun rising over the jagged mountaintops, the day's first rays hit the great Incan citadel. I still remember the moment, 10 years ago now, that I watched dawn break at Machu Picchu, before a ...

LIMA, Peru – A rare and fragile pre-Incan funeral shroud was displayed to reporters Monday, part of the first batch of ancient Paracas textiles that Sweden is returning to Peru 80 years after they ...