Testimonials

“Based on the $10,000 I granted with my company - InterActive Corp as a matching donor, GHF has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in Peru from local companies and funded a 4 year conservation program to restore and protect Chavín de Huántar. Both on the mission to Peru and as a donor, I feel like I have made an impact which will be a legacy for years to come.”
Marj Charlier
Director of Community Affairs, Expedia and InterActive Corp.

“Their help has been utterly critical for the conservation of Chavín de Huántar. GHF has supported our Master Planning process bringing together over twenty experts from Peru and internationally, and enabled emergency conservation of the Main Circular Plaza and restoration of the ancient drainage canals and systems which now prevent the site from flooding each year.”
Dr. John Rick, Professor, Stanford University

Human Impact Stories From Chavín de Huántar

Alejandro Espinoza
Our most interesting impact on lives in Chavín comes from our long-term interaction with Alejandro Espinoza N. and his family. Alejandro is from Chavín, humble of birth, and we have worked together since 1996; with the help of our training, he has gone from simple field assistant to being the assistant director of the site. He is now a capable conservator, expert excavator, supremely capable guide, and functioning administrator. In this field season, his sixteen-year-old son joined us during his extended school vacations (extended due to school closure from fears of swine flu) and has now started training with our team. He proved to be a very capable field assistant, and shows every sign of following in his father’s footsteps. Both are also active as casual participants in the Ceramic Replication Project, as well. Alejandro’s wife is an artisan in soft stone sculpture, and makes near-instant use of the decorations, symbols, and icons discovered in our excavations.