21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Atop a Pyramid City

Photograph of archaeologist Stefanie Wai in the background standing atop one of the many pyramids of the Prehispanic City of Pacatnamu (~600s-1500s CE). In the distance are more eroded adobe pyramids and also one of the cities gated walls. 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 were looted extensively during the pandemic.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2023
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Jequetepeque, Peru
Camera: iPhone 12 Pro
Copyright: © Christopher Wai