A remarkable discovery of underground tunnels beneath Cusco’s historic district is offering fresh insights into Inca ...

The Incan Temple of the Sun in Cusco has long been a visual and cultural jewel of the ancient empire. But there’s even more ...

The Band of Holes is constructed along a road leading from the valley floor ... might be suggestive of the inner workings of the Inca Empire. “Troops were, of course, the blunt force of the ...

In the mid- to late-16th century, the Inca empire—weakened by internal strife—fell to the rule of invading Spanish colonizers. The Inca left no written records of their underground ...

The expedition's efforts resulted in the discovery of an ancient Inca road that coincides with the ... and the cultural heritage of the Inca Empire. Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor, was captured ...

At the height of its existence the Inca Empire was the largest nation on Earth ... and a 14,000 mile-long road system criss-crossing high Andean mountain passes and linking the rulers with the ...

he said that there was nothing comparable with the Inca road system. And if you see the extension of the Inca Empire, if you compare them in the map with the Aztecs, it’s like four of five times ...

The legend begins in the 16th century, when the great Inca Empire in western South America was giving way to European invaders. Atahualpa was an Inca king who, after warring with his half-brother ...

Five hundred years after the Spanish conquest, the original inhabitants of Tawantinsuyu are still alive in the form of awe-inspiring temples, palaces, and fortresses that have stood the test of time, ...

The exhibition of Qhapaq Nan Inca Road, included 35 historic photographs about the road, which is considered one of the most important human achievements in the 16th century. NCCAL Secretary ...