Happy Independence Week, DC! America turns 249 this weekend. You can celebrate the holiday with fireworks, barbecue fare, and ...

The crowning jewel is Quito’s 17th-century Old Town, a heaving historical quarter so impeccably preserved that it was the first city in the world to be accorded UNESCO World Heritage Status. Arriving ...

The mural by artist Fernando Lechón is on the side of an Ecuadorian restaurant, Avenida del Sabor, on West Diversey Avenue.

Catch Beyoncé live, check out the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, and attend a book talk on DC's Latino immigrants.

Ottoman imperium eventually ended in ignominy, with defeat in World War I and the Armenian Genocide – an appalling ...

Peru is a country with a rich, deep-rooted history that stretches back thousands of years. It is home to one of the oldest ...

Located roughly 300 miles north of Lima in Río Abiseo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Gran Pajatén complex ...

The road to Machu Picchu: Exploring Peru’s ancient Inca empire The cultural wonders of the South American country goes beyond Incan ruins and ancient mysteries. Here is how to see them.

Pre-colonial and post-colonial South American art differ greatly in medium, with a shift from stonework and textiles to paintings, reflecting changes in subject matter and ideology. Our Lady of ...

Those seminars on 'Power and Difference' will highlight research related to the origins of humanity and the dynamics of civilizations; the emergence, rise, persistence and collapse of complex ...

But the empire barely lasted for a century. Beginning in the mid-fifteenth century, it fell in the 1530s with the arrival of Spanish conquistadores, led by Pizarro.