Huaca Montegrande

Lima, Peru, will host the first Meeting on Ancient Biomolecules in Latin America from November 4 to 6, 2026, as part of the Regional Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE). The event will take place at the “Pedro Zulen” Central Library, located on the university campus of the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM). It will bring together researchers interested in reconstructing the history of human populations, domesticated species, and pathogens through the...

Jaén, Cajamarca. Dr. Quirino Olivera, president of the Association for Scientific Research of the Peruvian Amazon (ASICAMPE), held important meetings with Peruvian government officials to promote the protection, conservation, and enhancement of the Montegrande Archaeological Monument, located in the province of Jaén, in the Cajamarca region. During the first meeting, Olivera spoke with Fernando López Sánchez, Vice Minister of Cultural Heritage and Cultural Industries, about the actions needed...

Jaén, Cajamarca. The Montegrande Archaeological Sanctuary was the setting, on September 19, 2026, for the presentation of the book Cultura Marañón: Arqueología del Simbolismo temprano del Cacao en la Alta Amazonía del Perú (Cultura Marañón: Archaeology of the Early Symbolism of Cacao in the Upper Amazon of Peru), a publication that brings together the results and reflections arising from more than 16 years of archaeological research in the Upper Peruvian Amazon. The presentation ceremony took...