According to new research presented by Rualdo Menegat from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil, the Incas ...

This small gold model of a llama is a fitting offering for an Inca mountain god. The Incas revered gold as the sweat of the sun and believed that it represented the sun's regenerative powers.

Step aside, stevia — there’s a new natural sweetener sneaking into the smoothies of the health-conscious. This South American ...

Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at ...

But they got it wrong. Thousands of years earlier the pre-Incas were able to plot its location almost as accurately as modern day GPS. How did they do it? In this film, we explore how indigenous ...

In American universities, engineering students typically learn that military and civil engineering originated in Europe, and they study the European tradition almost exclusively—with maybe a ...

This site is an extensive Inca communication, trade and defence network of roads covering 30,000 km. Constructed by the Incas over several centuries and partly based on pre-Inca infrastructure, this ...

In 1911, Yale historian Hiram Bingham stumbled upon the "lost city of the Incas." Since then, its magnificent setting and detailed stonework have captivated countless visitors. There is never a ...

You see, after two years of research to pinpoint the location of the “Lost City of the Incas” and raise money for his expedition, intrepid American historian and explorer Hiram Bingham set off ...