The extensive underground passages stretch over 1,750 meters and connect several significant sites, including the Temple of ...

High in the Andes mountains of Peru, the city of Cuzco once served as the center of Incan power. Cuzco, also spelled Cusco ...

There's a lot that we don't know for sure about the Inca Empire, because we have conflicting accounts among Spanish ...

Life of a Dead Emperor - To understand daily life in the Inca Empire, we travel from Cusco to Quito (located in modern-day ...

In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru. The ...

Lasers are typically used to remove tattoos from the skin with mixed results. These tight beams of light can also reveal the ...

Scientists used advanced laser scans to study 1,200-year-old tattoos on mummified individuals from the pre-Columbian Chancay culture, which developed along coastal Peru between 900AD and 1533AD.

The treasure of Atahualpa has been one of the most sought-after in Latin America, symbolizing both material wealth and the cultural heritage of the Inca Empire. Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor ...

They were also used by a variety of cultures, from the Caral-Supe civilization, which thrived during the third millennium B.C.E., to the continent-spanning Inca Empire and its predecessors.

All gold belonged to the ruler of the empire, the Inca himself, who claimed to be descended from the sun god. Llamas were the Incas' most important domestic animal, providing food, clothing and ...

Halfway around the globe, the Inca Road running from Quito to Cuzco to Santiago covered over 5,000 miles, forming the nerve system of the largest pre-Columbian empire in the Americas. The Inca ...

Filled with exciting destinations and iconic sites, Holland America Line’s 2026-2027 South America and Antarctica season is ...