21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Drone/Aerial
Flying over an Ancient Prehispanic Desert City

Conducting drone photography of the Prehispanic City of Pacatnamu (~600s-1500s CE). In the background is one of its largest pyramids with a plaza and a complex of multiple chambers surrounding it. In Summer 2023, sibling duo Christopher and Stefanie Wai, both PhD Candidates at the University of Toronto documented remote sites in the North Coast Region that have faced extensive looting during the pandemic.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Jequetepeque, Peru
Copyright: © Christopher Wai