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

A statue of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro has been reinstalled in the centre of Peru's capital Lima, more than ...

The structures of two ancient civilizations and wooden remains poking from sand dunes are among the latest archaeological finds around the world.

“‘El Cid’ Review: From Sword for Hire to Spanish Hero” Tunku Varadarajan, The Wall Street Journal ...

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 ...

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Under the city of Cuzco, Peru, a secret labyrinth built by the Incas has been discovered. Irene Wright McClatchy News High in ...

In a new study, researchers used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru.

Lasers are typically used to remove tattoos from the skin with mixed results. These tight beams of light can also reveal the ...

Andean Apocalypse - Disease--likely, smallpox or measles--had arrived in the Inca empire, and it was ruthless. Two of the (now dead) Emperor Huayna Capac's sons, Atahualpa and Huáscar, decided that a ...

From the quipu to the conquistadors, writer Rob Rath talks about cool stories we couldn't quite squeeze into the series, as ...

Or sign-in if you have an account. J.K. Rowling saved western civilization. Yes, one woman alone. Rowling, billionaire, famous author of Harry Potter, and outspoken critic of gender ideology ...