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
This article leaves me wanting for more information. For example, it mentions "looters" twice in the sidebar text but, does not say if, or how, the new site is being protected from looters. Also, there are no statements or quotes from the Peruvian government or academic instituions. I would have liked to know more about how subsequent exploration and examination of these ruins will be funded. In the last paragraph, the "plug" for the US cable TV channel is blatent, and adds little value to the story.
