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NOVA Online - Ice Mummies of the Inca - Sometime in the 1500s, she was taken to the top of Sara Sara in the Cordillera Mountains of Peru and offered as a human sacrifice. The frozen and mummified remains of this child, now known as "Sarita," were recently uncovered there. Now, through NOVA Online, you can share in the discovery. Read the story of the expedition that reclaimed her from the ice, and see beautiful photographs of the Peruvian landscape, the local children, and the expedition and its discoveries. Listen to a native melody, a bilingual "Happy Birthday," and the sounds of the picks and shovels of the dig. This finely crafted site is a joy to experience. Don't miss it!
Peru Explorer - In Peru are 84 of the world's known ecological zones and 28 different climates. The result is that kernels of corn grow as big as Buicks there (okay, a bit of an exaggeration). This site doesn't just give you the facts about Peru (loads of great "report stuff" like language, religion, currency, culture, climate, and history); it refuses to let you browse on by until you've had fun doing it. Walk the Inca Trail or visit the Sacred Valley, but by all means, have some of that corn! Maybe that's what the scarlet macaws at the top of the page are pecking. Okay, it's touristy, but it's, well, good.
Some Peruvian Music... - The soft sound of the zampona (the South American pan pipe) is a musical signature of the Andes mountains. On this page, you will hear its haunting melodies along with other native instruments of Peru. A dozen or so sound samples give you a good feel for the music of the land. Sure, you'll have to wait a few minutes to hear them, but good things truly are worth the wait.
Tales From the Peruvian Amazon - Have you ever dreamed about exploring the Amazon jungle? Ron Belliveau, Project Amazonas staff biologist, did more than dream--he packed his bags and did it! Ease your canoe into the water and join him as he tells his tale in words and pictures. Climb onto the river bank and into the dense rain forest that envelops you. You almost hear the songs and screeches of exotic Amazon birds. You almost feel one unlucky adventurer's shock of running his metal collection net into an electric eel! Whether you're looking at a photo of butterflies quietly sipping in a pool or the grin of a saber-toothed characin (enough to make a piranha envious), you'll hardly believe your eyes.
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