Peru, Cusco and Inca Empire

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 ...
A team of archaeologists has discovered an ancient labyrinthine system of tunnels hidden beneath the Peruvian city of Cusco, ...
A statue of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro has been reinstalled in the centre of Lima, the capital of Peru, more ...
Lasers are typically used to remove tattoos from the skin with mixed results. These tight beams of light can also reveal the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — For more than 5,000 years, humans have adorned themselves with tattoos. In a new study, researchers used ...
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.
Local cuisine plays an important role, with dishes such as roasted guinea pig, fresh trout from Andean rivers, and pachamanca ...