A?ch???l??ists ?n???th?? ? 500-????-?l? ??n????? ??n?l? ?n? ??tt??? ???in? w??k ?n ? n?t???l ??s lin? n??? Lim?’s c?nt??l c??stlin?.
Th? ??n?l?, w?????? in m?ts ?n? ti?? with ????s ????n??? in ? ???m?t?ic ??tt??n, is th???ht t? ??l?n? t? th? Ychsm? c?lt???.
Th? t?m? c?nt?ins ??m?ins, ?????in?s, ?n? th? ??n????? ??n?l? th?t w?s ???n? ?l?n? with v??i??s ?????in? ??ti??cts, s?ch ?s m?t? v?ss?ls ?n? c???mics. Im??? c???it: An?in?
This ???-Inc? in?i??n??s ?n? w?ll-????niz?? s?ci?t? w?s l?t?? ??s????? ?? th? Inc? Em?i?? ?n? ??????niz?? ?s ? w?n?mi (???vinc?). F?? th? Inc?, it w?s kn?wn ?s P?ch?k?m?? (P?ch?c?m?c), ??th?? th?n its ??i?in?l n?m? ?? Ishm?.
Th? Kin???m w?s l?c?t?? s??th ?? Lim?, P??? in th? L??ín Riv?? v?ll?? ?n? l?t?? s????? n??th int? th? Rím?c Riv?? v?ll??. Th? Ishm? c?lt??? w?s ???m?? ????n? 1100 AD ??ll?wіп? th? ????k?? ?? th? W??i Em?i??. Ishm?’s ??t?n?m? l?st?? ?ntil ????n? 1469 wh?n th?? w??? ??s????? int? th? Inc?n Em?i??.
Th? inh??it?nts ?? Ishm? h?? ? hi?h st?n???? ?? livin? (??s?it? ?cc???in? ? ??s??t. Th?? h?? m?lti?l? i??i??ti?n ch?nn?ls ?s ??? ?s th? ?iv?? w?t??s c??l? ???ch. Th?i? v?st ??ch??? ?n? ????sts ?l???ish??.
Ph?t?: ANDINA/C?li???
A ???-His??nic t?m? ?? ? ???s?n ???m th? Ychsm? s?ci?t? ??tin? ??ck 500 ????s ??? w?s ???n? in Lim?’s Anc?n ?ist?ict ?s C?li??? —th? ?ntit? ??s??nsi?l? ??? th? n?t???l ??s ?ist?i??ti?n n?tw??k in???st??ct???— c???i?? ??t w??ks in th? ????.
Th? t?m? c?nt?ins ??m?ins, ?????in?s, ?n? th? ??n????? ??n?l? th?t w?s ???n? ?l?n? with v??i??s ?????in? ??ti??cts, s?ch ?s m?t? v?ss?ls ?n? c???mics,” w?it?s An?in?.
Th? ?isc?v??? ??t?s ??ck t? th? L?t? P??i?? ?? th? Ychsm? C?lt??? ?n? j?ins th? m??? th?n 1,700 ??ch???l??ic?l ?isc?v??i?s th? c?m??n? h?s m??? in Lim? ?n? C?ll??.
Acc???in? t? C?li???’s t??m ?? ??ch???l??ists, this ??n????? ??n?l? w?s ???n? ???n? ?? ????s th?t w??? ????n??? in ? ???m?t?ic ??tt??n ?n? c?v???? ?? m?ts th?t k??t it in ???? c?n?iti?n.
“C?li??? h?s ? t??m ?? ??ch???l??ists wh? s????vis? ?ll n?t???l ??s inst?ll?ti?n w??ks t? ?ns??? th? ???t?cti?n ?? th? cit?’s ??ch???l??ic?l h??it???,” s?i? L?ci?n? C???v???, ?i??ct?? ?? S?st?in??ilit? ?n? R???t?ti?n ?t C?li???.
“W? w??k h?n?-in-h?n? with th? Minist?? ?? C?lt??? t? ??sc?? ?n? ???s??v? th? ?in?in?s; lik?wis?, w? ??? ?i?ml? c?mmitt?? t? ??s???chin? ?n? ?iss?min?tin? ??? hist???, th?s c?nt?i??tin? t? st??n?th?n th? ??i?? ?? wh?t is ???s,” C???v??? ?????.
A???n? 1,700 ??ch???l??ic?l c?nt?xts h?v? ???n ??c?v???? ?n? inv?sti??t?? ???in? n?t???l ??s inst?ll?ti?n w??ks, in c????in?ti?n with th? Minist?? ?? C?lt???, in th? l?st ?i?ht ????s (in Lim?, C?ll??, Chilc?, ?n? C?ñ?t?).
Th? ??s?lts ?? th? inv?sti??ti?ns ??? ?s?? t? t?ll th? mill?nni?l hist??? ?? Lim? ?n? C?ll?? t? th? c?mm?nit? ?s ? wh?l?, in ? j?int ?????t with l?c?l m?nici??liti?s, th? Minist?? ?? C?lt???, ?n? ?th?? ????niz?ti?ns.