EditorialQuipu or khipu-A system of knotted cords used by the Incas and its predecessor societies in the Andean region to store massive amounts of information important to their culture and civilization. Inca culture; Peru; 15th-16th century CE.
EditorialPair of Keros, 16th?17th century, Peru, Quechua, Wood, pigmented resin inlay, Height 7 in., Wood-Containers, The counterpoised figures depicted here may echo the traditional Andean worldview of balanced dichotomy. The opposing forces, male figures (in ...
EditorialSupporters of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo protest to demand his release, in Lima, Peru on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022. (Victor Moriyama/The New York Times)
EditorialAndean condor, Vultur gryphus, near threatened. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder" (Picture Book for Children), Weimar, 1805. Friedrich Johann Bertuch (1747-1822) was a German publisher and man of arts most famous...
EditorialAndean lupin, Lupinus mutabilis (Mr. Cruikshank's Peruvian lupine, Lupinus cruckshanksii). Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Swan after an illustration by William Jackson Hooker from Samuel Curtis's "Botanical Magazine," London, 1831.
EditorialPotatoes are one of the most popular foods in Andean areas. You can find 14 differents varieties over the quebrada's lands. Juella, Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina. May 1 2010.
EditorialPotatoes are one of the most popular foods in Andean areas. You can find 14 differents varieties over the quebrada's lands. Juella, Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina. May 1 2010.
EditorialPotatoes are one of the most popular foods in Andean areas. You can find 14 differents varieties over the quebrada's lands. Juella, Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina. May 1 2010.
EditorialPotatoes are one of the most popular foods in Andean areas. You can find 14 differents varieties over the quebrada's lands. Juella, Quebrada de Humahuaca, Jujuy, Argentina. May 1 2010.
EditorialAndean Mountain Peak (Cayambe ?), Otavalo, Ecuador, Frederic Edwin Church, American, 18261900, Graphite, burch and ozicized white gouache on gray paper, Horizontal rectangle showing the peak of a mountain. Range extends toward the left., August or Sept...
EditorialSeated Figure Vessel, 9th?15th century, Ecuador, Capul?, Ceramic, H x Diam.: 19 x 10 1/2 in. (48.3 x 26.7 cm), Ceramics-Containers, Tall, seated figure vessels of this type have been found in deep Andean shaft and chamber tombs on both sides of the Col...
EditorialQuipu or khipu-A system of knotted cords used by the Incas and its predecessor societies in the Andean region to store massive amounts of information important to their culture and civilization. Inca culture; Peru; 15th-16th century CE.
EditorialSouth America, Peru. Trans-Andean railway running inland from Callao and Lima crossing the Andes watershed at Galera en route to La Oraya. Great railway bridge. Drawing by Manuel Nao. Engraving by Laporta. La Ilustracion Espa?ola y Americana, July 15,...