BICENTENARY CELEBRATION SERIES

INCA CHOQUEQUIRAO, CRADLE OF GOLD

LECTURE BY PETER FROST AND THIBAULT SAINTENOY

The Anglo Peruvian Society is delighted to welcome Peter Frost and Thibault Saintenoy present Inca Choquequirao, Cradle of Gold the dramatic Inca estate poised high above the colossal canyon through which the ‘Great Speaker’ River Apurimac churns. Though little known, the magnificent site commands a panoramic view of snow caps and glaciers as well as an improbable sweep of vertical irrigated terraces below the palace.

Recent restoration is intended to encourage tourism to other estates built by Inca Pachacutec in the Vilcabamba Cordillera, with the intention of releasing pressure on Machu Picchu.

Peter Frost is a participating National Geographic expert in Peru, and long term associate of Aracari Travel. Please find here links to Peter’s publications, including Exploring Cusco and Machu Picchu Historical Sanctuary, and for Peter’s film library, including a video about the Wiracochan Archaeological Project.

Thibault Saintenoy has extensively surveyed the Apurimac valley around Choquequirao and he is currently an assistant professor at Antilles University. 

We’d like to share this superb Choquequirao documentary in French with Thibault, filmed in 2018 with the archaeologist Peter Eeckhout from the Universite Libre de Bruxelles.

The Anglo Peruvian Society is a charity formed 50 years ago, all proceeds from our events go towards charitable projects to support those in greatest need throughout Peru, and to relieve poverty and sickness among the people of Peru. We are grateful for your continued support.

To attend this Zoom event online, please purchase a ticket through Paypal using the link below. Login details to be sent closer to the event date:

£7 Members / £10 Non-Members

Free of charge for university students, please email us to register: tickets@angloperuviansociety.org

Our speakers receive no remuneration for their time, they kindly support the efforts of the society.