"The riches that were gathered in the city of Cuzco alone, as capital and court of the Empire, were incredible," says an early account of Inca culture written 300 years ago by Jesuit priest Father ...

archaeologists have unearthed a hidden labyrinth beneath the historic city of Cusco, Peru, confirming centuries-old rumors of a labyrinth stretching beneath the ancient capital of the Inca Empire.

If you're traveling on a budget, a city in the Peruvian Andes is a perfect choice for lovers of ancient history, Spanish ...

Inca Roca. Roca reigned from 1350–1380 and led efforts to expand the empire nearly two centuries before the Spanish conquest. Presently, the diorite block is part of the foundation of the ...

After a child was chosen or offered to the emperor, a procession would begin from the child's home village to Cuzco, the crown seat of the Inca empire. Priests, family members, and chiefs would ...

The legend begins in the 16th century, when the great Inca Empire in western South America was giving way to European invaders. Atahualpa was an Inca king who, after warring with his half-brother ...