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, ...

Cristóbal de Molina, a Spanish priest who lived in Cusco around 1565 and observed Inca traditions, described how the Inca burned leaves and blew coca fumes toward the sun—their main deity—and ...

In 1780, as the once-great Inca empire’s Indigenous peoples were forced to labor for the Spanish crown, leader Túpac Amaru II led a revolt against the Spanish colonists that turned the social ...

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

"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 ...

"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 ...

At over 6,000 metres, Mt Ampato is one of the highest mountains in Peru, and a place were the Inca used in one of their most dramatic and powerful religious ceremonies: human sacrifice.