Years after finding it, archeologists enter chamber under a Peruvian temple The room was lost even to generations of people who lived and worshipped at the site.

The site of Chavin de Huantar in modern-day Peru hosts several monumental buildings overseeing a large plaza, located at an elevation of 10,000 ft. Two thousand years before the Inca empire ...

Chavin moved to California where he earned a graduate degree in creative writing at San Francisco State College. He lived in the Haight Ashbury district during the Summer of Love in 1967.

Long before the rise of the Inca empire, a group called the Chavín people thrived in ancient Peru. They’re known for their elaborate stone structures, which were located at an archaeological ...

Archaeology & History Clues Emerge of Mind-Altering Rituals at Ancient Peruvian Site Experts confirm the first concrete evidence of psychoactive plants used at the famed Chavín de Huántar complex.

Archaeologists Say They’ve Discovered a Hidden Chamber Where Elites Used Hallucinogens 2,500 Years Ago Unearthed in Peru, the small underground room may have been used for rituals involving ...