Best known for building mountainous cliff-side tombs and filling them with bundled mummies, the Chachapoya (cha-cha-POY-ah) were once rulers of the northern Andes. Aside from cliff tombs and stone houses, they have left archaeologists few large ruins to study. Full Story »
Posted by David Patterson
Generallyt a fact-filled report with little comment other than from the "fans" of this lost civilization. There is no report of Peruvian governmental involvement, of protection of the site, of concerns for the conduct of exploration, or any of the other voices that might be heard. Fortunately Liberty Media owns Discovery Channel (the recipient of the commercial plug at the end of the article), so it was considered newsworthy by the Gannet writers and editors.
