A Glimpse into History Machu Picchu's history is as intriguing as its breathtaking scenery. Built in the 15th century under ...

The Incas began conquering nearby kingdoms in the mid-1400s, and in less than a century they had subdued a population of 12 million.The nearly 25,000 miles of roads they built, many through ...

Evidence of ancient civilization covers Cusco, Peru, which was the capital of the Inca Empire. THE OLDEST LIVING CITY IN THE AMERICAS. THIS IS CUSCO, PERU, THE CAPITAL OF THE INCAN EMPIRE.

The Inca civilization was once vast and powerful. In recent years, technological progress has yielded new insights, which now present the history of the Incas in a new light.

Spain’s moneymaking interest in the former Inca Empire would be revived in 1545 with the discovery of rich silver mines at Potosí (in modern-day Bolivia). For another century, ...

The new discovery could potentially help scientists solve the puzzle of the Tiwanaku civilization's disappearance.

Nearly 500 years after the collapse of the largest empire in the Americas, a single bridge remains from the Inca's extraordinary road system – and it's rewoven every year from grass.

These writing systems, then—including, possibly, Inca khipus—could illuminate how and why our ancestors first adopted written language: a record of one of the most consequential changes in ...