The use of seabird poop as a fertilizer for corn and other food crops supported the expansion of pre-Inca civilizations ...

Researchers have conducted CT scans of their mummified remains, previously found high up on modern-day Peru’s Ampato and Sara ...

Ancient Peruvians used bird guano to fertilize maize and build a major civilization in the Chincha Valley in Peru.

In 1532, in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and a group of Europeans took the Inca ruler Atahualpa hostage, setting the stage for the fall of the Inca Empire.

The Chincha Islands sit about 13 miles from Peru's shore and contain huge deposits of guano, a nitrogen-rich mix of seabird ...

Mercyhurst University Combines Academic Learning with Hands On Service, Building Cross Cultural Connections in Cusco ...

Seabird poop played a key role in Chincha Kingdom agriculture, fueling economic growth and political influence in ancient ...

In A Nutshell Between 1250 and 1400 CE, Peru’s Chincha Kingdom mastered seabird guano fertilization, enabling agriculture in one of Earth’s driest deserts centuries before the Inca Empire arrived ...

Before the Inca civilization rose to power in what’s now Peru, the Chincha Kingdom reigned as a prosperous society on the country’s southern coast. Now, scientists have discovered that seabird ...

Roughly 21 kilometers off Peru’s southern coast, the Chincha Islands hold vast deposits of seabird guano accumulated over ...

Holland America Line has presented a new 26-day sailing aboard Nieuw Amsterdam departing from Vancouver on Oct. 7, 2027, and heading to San Antonio (Santiago), Chile. The cruise is part of the line’s ...

The imposing Inti Raymi, or Festival of the Sun—the most eagerly anticipated Inca ceremony held during celebrations honoring the Imperial City of Cusco, capital of Tahuantinsuyo—will be announced to ...