A team of
archaeologists from the Polish University of Wroclaw is currently
conducting research studies on the development of ancient cultures
settled in the lands between the headwaters of the Tambo River in Puno
and Punta de Bombon in Arequipa.
The project is part of an agreement between Poland's University of Wroclaw and Arequipa-based Universidad Católica de Santa María to learn more about the ancient peoples who once lived in these southern Peruvian regions.
Augusto Belán Franco, director of the Arequipa-based university’s Museum of Archaeology, said that one of the main cultures settled in this territory was the Chiribayas, who lived in what is now the Ilo province in Moquegua, near Arequipa.
Belan pointed out that the presence of the Chiribayas in the area is known for years, although archaeologists have yet to find the evidence of ancient ruins and settlements.
"Hence the importance of this archaeological project which began two years ago," he added.
The project is part of an agreement between Poland's University of Wroclaw and Arequipa-based Universidad Católica de Santa María to learn more about the ancient peoples who once lived in these southern Peruvian regions.
Augusto Belán Franco, director of the Arequipa-based university’s Museum of Archaeology, said that one of the main cultures settled in this territory was the Chiribayas, who lived in what is now the Ilo province in Moquegua, near Arequipa.
Belan pointed out that the presence of the Chiribayas in the area is known for years, although archaeologists have yet to find the evidence of ancient ruins and settlements.
"Hence the importance of this archaeological project which began two years ago," he added.
