The Inca civilization was one of the most vital societies in South America in terms of its cultural influence and legacy.

The Peruvian Inca Orchid is an ancient breed. Thanks to clues on Chimu, Chancay, and Incan pottery, experts believe the dog existed as far back as 750 CE.. When Spanish conquistadors arrived in ...

In July, Machu Picchu, Peru’s biggest tourist attraction, will mark its 100th anniversary of rediscovery. Hiram Bingham III, a Yale professor, came upon the vine-covered ruins on July 24, 1911 ...

The Inca stronghold of Machu Picchu has astounded and confounded visitors since it was unveiled to the wider world more than 100 years ago by an ambitious Yale professor.

4. DEATH IN CORDOBA. Garcilaso de la Vega, died in Cordoba, Spain, on April 23, 1616. He died after a long illness and wanted to be buried in the Chapel of the Souls of the Cathedral of Cordoba.

During the siege, a stone from an Inca slingshot killed Pizarro's brother, John, but the Spaniards eventually scaled the walls and drove 1,500 Incas into three towers where, legend says, they ...

Facts about the Inca children. The mummy, dubbed 'The Llullaillaco Maiden', and the two other children were found in 1999 by Dr. Johan Reinhard from National Geographic Society and Dr. Constanza ...

A minority argue that it comes from Anti Suyu, which is one of the four regions of the Incas who once inhabited the range. The Andes Mountains stretch about 4,500 miles along the western coast of ...

Inca, for example, may be spelled Inka, Ygna or Inga. 5. The Incas, who created incredible architecture and political systems, had no known written system of language, although some scientists ...