Explore the ancient Manteno civilization of coastal Ecuador, discovered by historian Jacinto Jijon Y Caamano. Learn about ...

Archeologists have uncovered a massive lost ancient civilization in the Amazon ... A series of mounds and buried roads in Ecuador was first noticed more than two decades ago by archaeologist ...

There are many other ancient sites hidden underground, he says, their whereabouts known only to Indigenous peoples. Kunguints site, Upano Valley, Ecuador. Dug streets crosse the urban area where ...

A pregnant woman's dismembered remains from over 1,000 years ago, along with unusual burial artifacts spanning multiple cultures, point to a possible ritual sacrifice in coastal Ecuador Drawing of ...

Archaeologists, relying on laser technology and decades of research, mapped a cluster of ancient cities in eastern Ecuador. Their findings add to evidence of dense settlements in Amazonia.

Ecuador after the researchers studied data from a 300 sqkm light detection and ranging (Lidar) survey. The “dense system of pre-Hispanic urban centres” have been linked to the ancient Upano ...

roads and agricultural fields — revealed for the first time in their fullest extent by airborne laser scans — necessitate a rethinking of just how complex ancient civilizations of the Amazon ...

“We’re talking about urbanism,” explained team member Fernando Mejía of Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador. For more on ancient Ecuador, go to "Ancient Amazonian Chocolatiers." ...

Located in Ecuador’s Upano Valley ... remote sensing technology that surveys a landscape using lasers—that the ancient urban centers came to light. “I have explored the site many times ...

The largest and most famous Inti Raymi celebration takes place annually in Cusco, Peru. However, smaller events such as this festival in Angochagua, take place among various communities in the ...

This immersive journey blends ancient traditions with integrative ... This July marks the retreat's fifth successful pilgrimage to Ecuador. Past participants have described the experience as ...