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French Embassy celebrates Bastille Day; Peruvian Embassy hosts Kaypi Peru; National Press Club connects journalists, attachés.

The archaeological site has a row of 13 stone towers tracing the horizon of a hill. Known as the Thirteen Towers of Chankillo, the ruins have been hailed as a "masterpiece of human creative genius" with features unlike anything seen anywhere else. But the masterminds behind the stunning site remain a complete mystery, leaving researchers

A 2,300-year-old solar observatory in Peru, a national park in Thailand near the border with Myanmar and an ancient Chinese trade centre that includes a historic mosque, are among the latest sites that have been added to the UNESCO list of the world’s most culturally significant places. Peru’s Chankillo observatory, which was built before the rise of the Inca empire, was declared a World Heritage site on Tuesday, while Thailand’s vast Kaeng Krachan forest complex and China’s ancient por...

Peru Solar Observatory, Thai Forest Joins the UNESCO Heritage List | Art Culture News Peru has a 2,300-year-old solar observatory, the Thai National Park near the Burmese border, and the ancient Chinese trade center including a historic mosque. All are listed by UNESCO as the most culturally significant places in the world. The Chankillo Observatory in Peru was built before the rise of the Inca Empire and was declared a World Heritage Site on Tuesday, while Thailand’s vast Kaeng Krachan fores...

The First Art Newspaper on the Net   Artists who joined the Artist Pension Trust, from left, Ruby Osorio, Amitis Motevalli, York Chang, Elana Mann, Carolyn Castano, Sandeep Mukherjee, Amanda Ross-Ho and Danny Jauregui in Los Angeles, June 21, 2021. Many artists who joined the company say they worry about the works the entrusted to it. Rozette Rago/The New York Times. by Robin Pogrebin and Siddhartha Mitter NEW YORK (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- It began as a worthy experiment: a fund to create some ra...