| Toribio Mejía Xesspe | |
| Birth Date: | April 16, 1896 |
| Birth Place: | Toro District, Peru |
| Death Place: | Lima, Peru |
| Alma Mater: | National University of San Marcos |
| Occupation: | Anthropologist and Archeologist |
Manuel Toribio Mejía Xesspe (April 16, 1896 - November 2, 1983) was a Peruvian archaeologist and student of Julio César Tello. He discovered the Nazca Lines in 1926 or 1927.
Mejía Xesspe was born in Toro, a district of the La Unión province, Arequipa department.[1] [2]
Reports differ on the specific year, but in either 1926[3] or 1927 Mejía Xesspe discovered locations of the Nazca Lines while hiking in the foothills of the surrounding area. He then discussed them at a conference in Lima in 1939.[4]
Mejía Xesspe died in Lima, due to a congenital disease of the spleen.