Lost City of Peru (Cahuas ruins)

What the Show Claims

• ›Ancient Aliens presents a recently discovered lost city in Peru as evidence that civilization emerged thousands of years earlier than previously thought. The discovery is framed as potentially indicating extraterrestrial influence in the development of South American civilizations.

What Archaeology Says

Various pre-Incan ruins in Peru have been recently studied and discovered, revealing evidence of complex societies predating the Inca Empire. Archaeological research demonstrates independent development of agricultural, architectural, and organizational systems by native South American cultures.