Millennia-old Yuracaré language resists extinction through 900 speakers and a new dictionary
Their history marked by cultural seclusion, the people of a tropical Bolivian region publish the most complete work in their language to-date
Surprise in the plant family: The potato is the daughter of the tomato
A team led by Chinese scientists found that there was a natural crossing nine million years ago, in an investigation with geopolitical implications: whoever controls potatoes dominates the world
The old story of defeated empires: ‘The Inca rulers spoiled their children, while the Aztecs were told they were going to die in battle’
Peruvian anthropologist Luis Millones and Mexican archeologist Eduardo Matos speak with EL PAÍS and reflect on their new book, which deals with the figures of Moctezuma and Atahualpa, the last great pre-Columbian rulers
DNA uncovers the mystery of the children sacrificed by the Mayans in Chichén Itzá
The analysis of 64 sets of human remains suggests that the civilization selectively sacrificed twins or brothers — always boys and in pairs — as a religious ritual
From dark constellations to solar observatories: How pre-Hispanic America contemplated the cosmos
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For thousands of years, Indigenous groups and pre-Columbian civilizations observed the universe to better understand the world
Ayahuasca in hair and psychotropic trade routes: How drugs were used in pre-Incan civilization
Analysis of mummies found at the archaeological site of Cahuachi in Peru has revealed the relationship that the Nazca culture had with narcotics