Manuel Toribio Mejía Xesspe (April 16, 1896 - November 2, 1983) was a Peruvian archaeologist and student of Julio César Tello.

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.

[4] Mejía Xesspe died in Lima, due to a congenital disease of the spleen.

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