Ancient cities and cultures are a subject of fascination all over the world. Peru was home to a number of cultures in the ancient and medieval periods including the Inca Empire. Peru sees between 3 ...

On the southern shores of Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, more than a thousand years ago, one of the most powerful and enigmatic civilizations of the Andes developed: the Tiwanaku. Considered by ...

Our study provides insights into the complex biocultural role that Inca Empire expansion, including its economic, symbolic and religious cultural practices, may have had in driving the expansion of ...

Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

Although I had seen many images of Machu Picchu, nothing prepared me for the real thing. Stretching along the crest of a narrow ridge lay the mesmerizing embodiment of the Inca Empire, a ...

Join me on an unforgettable journey as we explore the incredible ruins of Machu Picchu! 🏔️ Discover the history and beauty of the Inca Empire hidden within the clouds. Let's unlock the ...

The Inca Empire, known as Tawantinsuyu, was the largest in pre-Columbian America, stretching across modern-day Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, and Colombia.

The Inca stronghold of Machu Picchu has astounded and confounded visitors since it was unveiled to the wider world more than ...

Nearly 500 years after the collapse of the largest empire in the Americas, a single bridge remains from the Inca's extraordinary road system – and it's rewoven every year from grass.

In part 2, the Inca are at their peak, with the largest empire. How did they do it?

The Inca Empire was unique because it didn’t use a formal monetary system—instead, wealth was measured by control over resources and labor.

The combination of archaeological and scientific data allows for a more complete narrative of how the children sacrificed during Capacocha lived and died, and how their lives were deeply intertwined ...