Peruvian Inca scholar travels
to area for research at historic site
A tourist walks among the ruins of Pueblo Bonito at Chaco Canyon National Historic Park on Tuesday. Hundreds of visitors made the trip for the annual summer solstice celebration. © 2011 Gallup Independent / Brian Leddy

By Vida Volkert
Staff writer

CHACO CULTURE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK — When the Spanish conquistador Hernando Pizarro and his army arrived to the central coast of Peru in January 1533, the Inca sanctuary of Pachacamac was in full operation.

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