The growth of the Inca Empire was meteoric. Though precise dates for its beginnings remain elusive, the realm known to the Inca as Tahuantinsuyu, or "The Four Parts Together," arose sometime in ...

The Inca Empire was a vast empire that flourished in the Andean region of South America from the early 15th century A.D. up until its conquest by the Spanish in the 1530s. Even after the conquest ...

The Inca Empire was a marvel of its time. The rulers managed to conquer territory from Colombia to Argentina and Chile, spanning the mountain ranges, coastlines, jungles and plains of six modern day ...

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.

Join Greg and his guests to learn about life in the South American Inca empire.

Archaeologists found two 500-year-old quarries in Cañete mountains and trail transport network from final stage of Inca empire, photos show.

Archaeologists in the Peruvian Andes have discovered an Inca bathing complex built half a millennia ago, which they believe may have served the elite of the sprawling empire than once dominated ...

Unraveling the Secrets of the Inca Empire For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

The chasquis transmitted the orders of the Sapa Inca to the political and military leaders of the provinces, just as, in reverse, they carried the messages from these leaders to Cuzco. To do this ...