Ai Apaec: Difusión arqueológica de Perú

One of the first Internet projects, published in 1997 by Daniel S. Castillo Beniteso, then an archeology student at the University of Trujillo. Article and research papers on cave and cliff paining, Amazon Andes, holy places, and a directory of archeological museums. [es]

The Andes Web Ring

Photo gallery by James Q. Jacobs, with information on archeological and touristic sites in Peru. [en]

Arqueología del Perú

Online encyclopedia for pre-Hispanic archeology in Peru, published by Ciudad Virtual de Antropologia y Arqueologia (Virtual City of Anthropology and Archeology). [es]

Chavín

Excellent website about the Chavín culture, developed under the direction of Luis G. Lumbreras. Extensive information, gallery with pictures and videos. [es]

Choqequirau

Online publication about the Incan settlement Choqequirau. PDF files to download and print. [es]

Ciudad Inca del Cusco

Incan City of Cusco. Its history from foundation to destruction. Excellent website including an interactive map, pictures, chronology, glossary, etc. [es]

Culturas Preincas

Introduction to pre-Incan cultures. Geographic location with good maps, chronology in comparison to other cultures, studies, objects found. [es]

Fineline Painting of the Moche

Article by Sebastian Miller on fineline painted ceramics of the Moche culture (100 - 800 AD). [en]

Huaca Malena

Archeological project. At this location originally studied by Julio C. Tello and Toribio Mejía Xesspe, beautiful Wari textiles (700 - 1100 AD) were found. [es]

Huaca Pucllana

The archeological complex Huaca Pucllana, today a park and museum, was an administrative ceremonial center of the Lima culture (200 - 700 AD). Address: General Borgoño cuadra 8 s/n. Miraflores Lima-Perú. [es]

Instituto Nacional de Cultura - Piura

Branch of the National Cultural Institute. Very informative website, including archeological zones, pre-Hispanic cultures (Tallán, Vicús), museums and churches in the city. [es]

Las Líneas de Nasca

The Lines of Nasca. Huge, mysterious geoglyphs, discovered in 1939 by Paul Kosok, a scientist from the USA, and studied intensively by Maria Reiche. [es]

Los Incas

Terrific website about the Incas, developed under the direction of María Rostworowski Tovar. Extensive information, maps, bibliography, glossary, gallery with pictures and videos. [es]

Los Mochicas

Online publication about the Mochica culture, with PDF files to download or print. Editor: Rafael Larco Hoyle. [es]

Machu Picchu

The ruins of Machu Picchu, the most well-known city of the Incan empire, were discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911. Website from the E-Museum of Minnesota State University. [en]

Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera

Home to the world's largest private collection of pre-Hispanic art, created from objects found at the excavations done by Rafael Larco Hoyle as well as from his collections. Online catalog with nearly 13,000 pieces. Address: Av. Bolívar 1515. Pueblo Libre. Lima 21 - Perú. [en, es]

Museo Banco Central De Reserva del Perú

Collections including archeology, contemporary Peruvian painting, and folk art. Website with introductions to pre-Columbian cultures as well as the history of painting in Peru. Address: Jr. Ucayali esquina con Jr. Lampa, Lima 1. [es]

Museo Chiclín

In 2001 a new museum was opened in Chiclín, thanks to the initiative of Jorge Cox Denegri. Archeology and history of the Chicama Valley, the point of origin for the Mochican culture. [es]

Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino

Pre-Columbian Latin American art. Opened in 1981 with the collection of Sergio Larraín García-Moreno. Information and maps for the cultural regions: Mesoamerica, "Intermedia" (today's Panama, Colombia, Ecuador), central Andes, southern Andes. Various texts and articles. Address: Bandera 361, Santiago, Chile. [es]

Museo Contisuyo

Opened in 1994. Over 66,000 objects from the Moquegua region, from the beginning of the region's settlement up until the Incan empire. [en, es]

Museo de Arqueología, Antropología e Historia de la Universidad Nacional de Trujillo

The National University of Trujillo's Museum for Archeology, Anthropology and History. Collection of pre-Hispanic objects from the region: ceramics, textiles, objects made of metal, wood and stone. Also includes explanatory models. [es]

Museo de Arte Precolombino

Opened in June 2003 in an historical buildiung of the XVIth cent., known as Casa Cabrera. Collection: 400 pieces selected from the Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco de Lima. Address: Plaza de las Nazarenas - Cusco, Perú. [en, es, fr]

Museo de Sitio de Chan Chan

Museum opened in 1990 for the archeological site of Chan Chan. The location now known under this name was once the center of power for the Chimú empire, one of the most meaningful cultures in ancient Peru. [es]

Museo de Sitio de Pachacamac

Museum of the sanctuary of Pachacamac, who is a fire-god and son of the sun-god in Incan mythology. Address: km 31 of the old Panamericana Sur, ca. 2 km before the estuary of the Lurín River. [es]

Museo de Sitio de Puruchuco

Archeological site of the Incan culture, restored under the direction of Arturo Jiménez Borja. Website includes extensive information, layouts of the palace and the museum, bibliography, chronology, photos of the restoration. Address: Carretera Central Km. 4.5 Distrito de Ate. Lima. [es]

Museo Municipal de Wamachuko

Archeological objects from the region around Huamachuco. Website includes information on the excavation sites. [es]

Museo Nacional Arqueología Antropología e Historia del Perú

National Museum for the Archeology, Anthropology and History of Peru - one of the country's most important museums. Collections from the periods before the Incas, through colonial times, and up to the Republican era. Address: Plaza Bolivar s/n, across from Lima's City Hall. [es]

Museo Nacional de Arquelogía, Antropología e Historia: Textiles

National Museum for Archeology, Anthropology and History: Textiles. Inventory of the collection of pre-Hispanic textiles, including photos. Searchable by cultures and techniques. Sponsoring program for the restoration and conservation of individual pieces.

Inventory of the prehispanic textiles kept in the Museum, with photographs. Search by culture and technique. Adoption programme for textile restauration and conservation. [es]

Museo Santury / Santuarios de Altura

Museum of the Catholic University of Santa María Arequipa. It was founded in 1997 on the basis of the archeological research of Johan Reinhard and José Antonio Chávez. Attraction: the very well-preserved mummy of a sacrificed Incan girl, named "Juanita". [es]

Nazca: A Mystical Trip to the Skin of the Earth

Text by Andrea González, with pictures. [en, es]

Perú Prehispánico

Description and analysis of the central Andean cultures from the time before the Incas. [es]

Sipán

Burial site of the Mochica culture with numerous graves, including the famous tomb of the Lord of Sipán (3rd to 5th century AD). Excellent website, developed under the direction of archeologist Dr. Walter Alva, who discovered the graves. Extensive information, maps, pictures, videos, animations. [es]