Combing rugged mountain slopes near Cusco, they are discovering thousands of previously unknown sites, shedding new light on the origins of the Inca dynasty. Gleaning clues from colonial documents ...

However, as it has become increasingly known as the alternate trek to the Inca Trail, the serene views of the trek often compete with crowded trails and camping sites. While Salkantay offers a ...

Ivan Kashinsky and Karla Gachet The site of Ollantaytambo includes Inca buildings that are among the oldest continuously inhabited in South America. Ivan Kashinsky and Karla Gachet A farmer hoists ...

On the way into the mountain-climbing area, we went past a number of wonderful Inca ruin sites, and I was so excited that when I returned home, I decided to read about them and find out about ...

The author teamed up with two adventurers who each claimed to have independently discovered an Inca gold mining site such as Valverde described: "There is a lake, made by hand, into which the ...

Though the 16th-century Spanish conquistador invasion ended the Inca Empire, the legacy of the Incas lives on in their architectural triumphs—precise, remarkably engineered stoneworks rising ...

In her reconstructed skull, four fractures radiate out from the site of impact ... Burial position In classic Inca burials, including the more typical Puruchuco burial seen here, the dead were ...

PERU'S government, seeking to boost tourism in the Andean country, is urging residents and visitors to vote for the ancient Inca site of Machu Picchu as one of the world's new seven wonders.