We know this for a fact: For the first time, direct chemical evidence of these drugs has been found, in residual traces left ...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered a 2,500-year-old secret drug room filled with hollowed-out bird bones containing ...

The oldest evidence of psychoactive plant use was found in the Andes, revealing how societies used mind-altering drugs to ...

A MYSTERIOUS ancient society was using hollowed-out bones to take drugs inside an “exclusive” psychedelics chamber. The long-abandoned drug den was where ancient Andeans would consume ...

That includes ancient Egypt, as well as ancient Greek, Vedic, Maya, Inca, and Aztec cultures. The Urarina people who live in ...

A peculiar peak in the middle of the Amazon rainforest may not just be a geological oddity after all. The 1,310-foot-tall ...

Snuff tubes uncovered at Chavin de Huantar in Peru reveal how leaders used mystical experiences to cement their power.

A stunning archaeological discovery has recently been made in the Caral region of Peru, where a 5,000-year-old mummy was ...

Chavín was a major center of ritual activity between 1200 B.C. and 400 B.C., before the birth of the Inca empire ... Related: Secret ancient Andean passageways may have been used in rituals ...

Having arrived in Lima three days early, we’ve already inspected Pucllana and got our fill of art ancient and modern ... provoking reflections on both Inca-era and modern Peru are found at ...