Centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire, a much smaller kingdom on the central coast of Peru already had a sophisticated ...

The 14,000-foot-high plain of the Andes, where the Inca civilization flourished five centuries ago, is as barren a land as the world possesses. With its packs of llamas running across the puna, ...

Bursting with ancient mysteries and rugged Andean culture, the Inca Trail is an unforgettable hike to experience in Peru. Once the main passageway for the Inca to enter Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail is ...

Dozens of mummies dating back more than 500 years have been discovered on the path of a proposed highway on the outskirts of the Peruvian capital, near an Inca graveyard, archaeologists said Friday.

While the world-famous Inca Trail is undoutedly Peru’s headline hike, the Quarry Trail is a less-crowded alternative that’s just as rewarding.

Ancient parrots really got around. A new analysis of their DNA found that humans transported living Amazonian macaw parrots across the Andes mountains to coastal Peru hundreds of years before the Inca ...

Explore the ancient Inca town of Ollantaytambo and uncover the mysteries of the megalithic quarry used to build the Temple of ...

The Inca Empire practiced a form of Communism, prioritizing collective survival and state-mandated labor without money or ...

There’s nothing more humbling on the Inca Trail than trudging along, proud of your progress, only to have porters fly past you with massive packs strapped to their backs. While you’re gasping for ...

A groundbreaking discovery by archaeologists brings the latest developments regarding the Inca empire's elites, with a bathhouse seen in the Peruvian Andes region. The researchers claimed that this is ...

Often ranked as one of the world's most beautiful treks, the Huayhuash Circuit loops through the Cordillera Blanca, filled with jagged peaks, glacial lakes, and soaring mountain passes. New direct ...

Utility workers excavating trenches to expand the network of natural gas pipelines in Peru’s capital have uncovered a pre-Inca mummy approximately 1,000 years old, barely 20 inches from the surface.