Peru's abundant ruins feel the squeeze of urbanization
Franklin Briceno and Rodrigo Abd, Associated Press
Updated 11:47 am, Tuesday, November 28, 2017
hoto: Rodrigo Abd, AP
IMAGE 1 OF 11 In this Sept. 22, 2017 photo, the pre-Columbian archeological site La Luz is flanked by a private soccer field players rent in Lima, Peru. Many people in modern-day Peru are raised among the Incan ruins built before the Spanish colonized South America.
LIMA, Peru (AP) — From her small home near two golf courses and three slums, Gianina Rojas gazes up at a crumbling adobe pyramid, remnants of the vast Inca empire that flourished more than six centuries ago.
Like many people in modern-day Peru, Rojas was born and raised among Incan sites that were built before the Spanish colonized South America.
Now 26, she recalls treasure hunting as a child — hiding away pieces of ceramic pots, textile scraps and even human bones.
"Lima is full of places like this," she said.
More:
http://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Peru-s-abundant-ruins-feel-the-squeeze-of-12387753.php
Anthropology:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/12293456
