was a conquistador and one of the first Europeans to set foot in the Inca Empire, which once stretched from Colombia to Chile. Within a few years of the Spanish conquest in 1532, all that remained was ...

It’s long been rumored that a network of old, underground tunnels lies beneath Cusco, Peru, the capital of the ancient Incan ...

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 remarkable discovery of underground tunnels beneath Cusco’s historic district is offering fresh insights into Inca ...

The last Sapa Inca to ascend the throne before Spanish contact, Huayna Capac, grandson of famed emperor Pachacuti, survived ...

Five hundred years after the Spanish conquest, the original inhabitants of Tawantinsuyu are still alive in the form of ...

Chinkana, meaning labyrinth, is an archaeological site beneath the city of Cusco in Peru, which was the capital of the Incan ...

In many regions in the Andes, where the Inca Empire once flourished, mummies are frequently discovered. It has become clear that there was a mummy culture unlike any other seen in the world.

Under Inca rule, Cusco was developed into a complex urban centre with distinct religious and administrative functions. It is ...

According to legend, this plaza once marked the exact center of the Inca Empire, earning Cusco the nickname "the navel of the world." After Spanish conquistadors conquered the city in the early ...