Ancient Lost Cities Discovered Hidden in Plain Sight | Documentary Boxset | 2.5 Hrs| VIPORA TV

#Peru
According to Dr. Luis Lumbreras, a scholar of prehistory at the Institute of Andean #Archeology in Lima, the ancient peoples who inhabited the remote eastern slopes of the Andes are ''the last undescribed pre-Hispanic #civilization in #Peru.''

Scholars regard the pre-Hispanic civilizations centered in Peru as the most impressive in South America. The heyday of the Incas, who controlled a region from Colombia south to Chile and Argentina, lasted less than 300 years, ending with the arrival of the Spanish in the early 16th century.

Gran Pajaten has been a legend and lure that has fascinated archeologists for years, particularly after the discovery of Machu Picchu in 1911. The phrase ''lost cities'' was popularized by Hiram Bingham, the discoverer of Machu Picchu, to characterize the ruins of ancient cities in the mountains of Peru, lost to all but a few nearby residents.