In a breakthrough discovery, archaeologists have unearthed a hidden labyrinth beneath the historic city of Cusco, Peru, ...
On an island in Lake Titicaca that was sacred to the ancient Tiwanaku culture, young craft vendors wait for tourists. When the Inca conquered the Tiwanaku, they incorporated the sanctity of this ...
Question: Vince, how did you first become interested in Inca civilization? ~Jen Answer: I was a mountain-climbing guide for many years and on a trip in 1982 I took some friends and climbing ...
The Order of Inca is sounding off their alarm after someone has been “masquerading” as a member and selling tickets to their ...
The first Incas date to A.D. 1200. The civilization rose to prominence in 1438 when the emperor Pachacutec, whose name means “he who remakes the earth,” began conquering lands surrounding ...
"The riches that were gathered in the city of Cuzco alone, as capital and court of the Empire, were incredible," says an early account of Inca culture written 300 years ago by Jesuit priest Father ...
While on the Inca Trail, every step — past ancient ruins, up stone staircases and over Dead Woman's Pass — brings hikers closer to their final goal: reaching Machu Picchu. Trains and buses ...
In many regions in the Andes, where the Inca Empire once flourished, mummies are frequently discovered. It has become clear that there was a mummy culture unlike any other seen in the world.
In the end, the bandit steals the gold, but his unfamiliarity with Incan culture leads to him being stopped by Bolek and Lolek. The boys replace his gold with rocks and slingshot him out of the empire ...
From textiles to pottery to gold and metal pieces, the museum will intrigue visitors who want an introduction to Incan culture and history. Once you’ve finished admiring the traditional items ...