{"id":2419,"date":"2025-12-19T14:42:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T13:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/research-team\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T04:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T02:56:10","slug":"research-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/en\/research-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Research team"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section preset--module--divi-section--f2212392-b96a-4227-9b9d-7fc75c71ed21\"><span class=\"et-pb-background-video\"><\/span>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row preset--module--divi-row--1558413a-cabc-43ae-aee1-915e11673859\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-heading--119be2d5-1767-41cf-b4e2-2f68ae14059b\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Members of<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_1 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-heading--90e142ce-bc18-4c52-8803-8f57fece6c4f\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Research team<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_pb_row_nested et_flex_row preset--module--divi-row--1558413a-cabc-43ae-aee1-915e11673859\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_clickable et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone preset--module--divi-column--9d06fd27-03cf-472f-9797-8b8ba8934f24\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_icon_0 et_pb_icon et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_icon_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">\uf518<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_2 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-heading--119be2d5-1767-41cf-b4e2-2f68ae14059b\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">The book<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_clickable et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone preset--module--divi-column--9d06fd27-03cf-472f-9797-8b8ba8934f24\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_icon_1 et_pb_icon et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_icon_wrap\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">\ue024<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_3 et_pb_heading et_clickable et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-heading--119be2d5-1767-41cf-b4e2-2f68ae14059b\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">The story in video<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_clickable et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone preset--module--divi-column--76998815-672d-40f7-a9e0-4cf95f2d4a2d\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_icon_2 et_pb_icon et_clickable et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_icon_wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/contact\/\" target=\"\"><span class=\"et-pb-icon\">\ue010<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_4 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_block_module preset--module--divi-heading--119be2d5-1767-41cf-b4e2-2f68ae14059b\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Contact us<\/h4><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\"><span class=\"et_pb_background_pattern\"><\/span>\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>An executive director of research<\/h2>\n<h3>Thierry Jamin<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>French researcher and explorer, graduated from the universities of Tours and Toulouse \u2013 France U.E., passionate about the Inca civilization, he has been devoting his research, for fifteen years, to the study of the permanent presence of the Incas in the Amazon rainforest. After many expeditions, he may be reaching the gates of his ultimate goal: the \"glorious\" lost city of Paititi. Thierry Jamin, president of the Inkarri Institute \u2013 Cusco, is also the Executive Director of the <em>Machu Picchu project 2012<\/em>.   <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>Publications:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Thierry Jamin, <em>Pa\u00eftiti - Sur les traces de l\u2019Eldorado inca<\/em>. <em>Tome 1 - Premi\u00e8res recherches <\/em>et <em>Tome 2 - Pa\u00eftiti localis\u00e9<\/em>, \u00c9d. L'Harmattan, Paris, mai 2025. <\/li>\n<li>Thierry Jamin,<em> Lost Paititi and the non-human remains of Nazca<\/em>, Adventures Unlimited Press, Kempton, Illinois USA, 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Thierry Jamin, <em>Machu Picchu et la chambre secr\u00e8te<\/em>, Ed. Jungle Doc Production \/ Amazon, mars 2020. <\/li>\n<li>Thierry Jamin, <em>L'aventurier de la cit\u00e9 perdue<\/em>, \u00c9ditions du Tr\u00e9sor, 2014.<\/li>\n<li>Thierry Jamin, <em>Pusharo, la memoria recobrada de los Incas<\/em>, Lima, noviembre de 2007.<\/li>\n<li>Thierry Jamin, Pierre-Albert Ruquier, <em>L\u2019Eldorado inca. A la recherche de Pa\u00eftiti<\/em>, \u00e9d. Hugo &amp; Cie, Paris, novembre 2006. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_animated et_flex_column_8_24 et_flex_column_8_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_0 et_pb_blurb et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_blurb_position_top et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap et_pb_only_image_mode_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/thierry-jamin.jpg\" alt=\"Thierry Jamin, President of the Inkarri Institute\" class=\"et_animated wp-image-912\" title=\"Thierry Jamin, President of the Inkarri Institute\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\"><h4 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Thierry Jamin\u2019s website<\/h4><\/div>\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thierryjamin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">See<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Two archaeologists to supervise the research<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Hilbert Sumire Bustincio<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilbert-sumire.jpg\" alt=\"Hilbert Sumire\" title=\"Hilbert Sumire\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilbert-sumire.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hilbert-sumire-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-916\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Peruvian archaeologist, he is the official director of the various archaeological projects presented to the Peruvian Ministry of Culture (National Register of Archaeologists N\u00b0 BS \u2013 0855).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Daniel \u00c1ngel Merino Panizo<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/daniel-merino.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel Merino\" title=\"Daniel Merino\" class=\"wp-image-918\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Spanish archaeologist, specialist in the study of archaeological sites in a funerary context at the Complutense University of Madrid, Daniel Merino has participated in numerous research projects in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala and Peru, notably at the Chan Chan site.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_7 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>A logistics manager<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Jos\u00e9 Benigno Casafranca Montes<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/jose-casafranca.jpg\" alt=\"Jos\u00e9 Casafranca\" title=\"Jos\u00e9 Casafranca\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/jose-casafranca.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/jose-casafranca-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-922\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>As vice president of the Inkarri Institute in Cusco, Jos\u00e9 has been retired from the Peruvian National Police for several years. He fought against Shining Path for fifteen years and was a member of a high-altitude mountain rescue unit in Cusco.  Since 2009, he has been Thierry Jamin\u2019s right-hand man and the Safety and Logistics Coordinator and Manager. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_13 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>The man at the origin of this story<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">David Crespy<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_3 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/david-crespy.jpg\" alt=\"David Crespy\" title=\"David Crespy\" class=\"wp-image-924\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>French engineer based in Barcelona, David Crespy is at the origin of this incredible story. As if possessed by this irrepressible desire to know the answer to the enigma of this mysterious \"door\", he financed the entirety of the first stage of this project and participated, with the group Inkarri, in the resonances of April 2012. Quite a character!  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_8 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_14 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_12 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>A cameraman<\/h2>\n<h3>Edward Valenzuela Gil<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_4 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/edward-valenzuela.jpg\" alt=\"Edward Valenzuela Gil\" title=\"Edward Valenzuela Gil\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/edward-valenzuela.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/edward-valenzuela-480x480.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 600px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-929\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_13 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Manager of the production company Neviza TV, Edward has been the official cameraman for Thierry Jamin\u2019s team since 2009. A truly off-road man and a super professional! He is responsible for public relations at the Inkarri Institute \u2013 Cusco and covered the entire first stage of the <em>Machu Picchu 2012<\/em> operation.  <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_15 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_14 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>A director<\/h2>\n<h3>Alain Bonnet<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_image_5 et_pb_image et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/alain-bonnet.jpg\" alt=\"Alain Bonnet\" title=\"Alain Bonnet\" class=\"wp-image-934\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_15 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Alain is manager of the audiovisual production company Jungle Doc Productions which he runs with Thierry Jamin. Since 2003, he has been the Communications Manager for Thierry Jamin\u2019s research (websites, Facebook, etc.) and co-director of films distributed on VOD, notably on the <a href=\"https:\/\/jungledoc.com\/en\/machu-picchu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Movies on VOD about Machu Picchu\">Machu Picchu<\/a> case. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"The research team - Archaeologist","_seopress_titles_desc":"The research team includes an executive director, Thierry Jamin, 2 archaeologists, a logistics manager, a cameraman and a director.","_seopress_robots_index":"","iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2419","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2419\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.machupicchu-ciudadela.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}