Travel to Peru, Cusco and Machu Picchu.

Ancient pre-Inca graveyard found near Lima
A well-preserved graveyard, possibly 1 000 years old, has been discovered at an archaeological site on the outskirts of the Peruvian capital. Prof. Eeckhout of the Brussels Free University led the excavation project that unearthed the remains of 30 people, including 19 still intact as mummies. Exceptionally the site had not been plundered by grave robbers as happened to the Pachacamac temple complex looted for valuable artifacts many times. The graveyard, which stretches over a 200 m² area, is within the boundaries of the Pachacamac archaeological site 30km south of Lima.

Machu Picchu in Texas
The exhibition Machu Picchu: Unveiling the mystery of the Incas will be presented in the city of Houston, Texas. This itinerant presentation will last from June 12th until September 6th, and then it will be shown in Chicago. The exhibition has many interactive components, including replicas of the house of the Inca king and an ancient Inca road, a curator's tour of the Inca palace complex, and an interactive laboratory that shows how archaeologists in the 21st century interpret the 15th century. Filled with stunning panoramic photographs and the finest surviving examples of Inca art on loan from Peru, Europe and other major U.S. collections, this exhibition is not to be missed.

Travel Channel filming program on Peru
The prestigious US TV network Travel Channel toured Peru's main attractions to produce the program The Royal Tour, which will be aired first in the United States and then worldwide. Tourist spots visited by the program include: Chan Chan in Trujillo; the Machu Picchu citadel in Cusco; and the Nazca Lines and the Bay of Paracas in Ica. The film crew also took in Iquitos and Ancash. The documentary Royal Tour Peru, to be premiered at the end of the year, will put Peru in the eyes of the world. The program will be seen by an estimated 150 million people in the United States and 300 million in Europe and Asia.