the famed “lost city” perched on a mountaintop 50 miles from Cusco. In the mid- to late-16th century, the Inca ...

Rising from obscurity in Peru's Cusco Valley during the 13th century, a royal Inca dynasty charmed, bribed, intimidated, or conquered its rivals to create the largest pre-Columbian empire in the ...

Finally, the team made use of ground-penetrating radar to more accurately map out the tunnel ... treks to Machu Picchu, Cusco was the capital of the powerful Inca Empire in the 15th century ...

Located in a beautiful 16th-century colonial mansion that was once home to Spanish Admiral Francisco Alderete Maldonado, the Museo Inka (Inca Museum ... Machu Picchu from Cusco (595 reviews ...

Located next to Sacsayhuamán, the Cusco Planetarium offers travelers a unique experience in the hills surrounding the city. While it may not be much to look at (the small planetarium is housed in ...

A legend from the Andes tells the tale of Kuka, a woman of such extraor dinary beauty that none in the entire empire ... Cusco, the imperial capital, located in modern-day Peru. The Inca language ...

But until then, the Inca Empire flourished. It didn't have writing, but it was an efficient military society, an ordered, productive and wealthy civilisation centred on Cusco in Peru. Its economy ...

But until then, the Inca Empire flourished. It didn't have writing, but it was an efficient military society, an ordered, productive and wealthy civilisation centred on Cusco in Peru. Its economy ...