This ancient city in modern-day Bolivia is almost 13,000 feet above sea level. Only a small portion of the ruins have been ...

Situated in the Peruvian Andes, Cuzco developed, under the Inca ruler Pachacutec, into a complex urban centre with distinct religious and administrative functions. ... With the Spanish conquest in the ...

Ruins of the Palaspata temple complex from the millennia-old Tiwanaku civilization are unraveling some mysteries about the ...

Explore Inca life beyond Machu Picchu on this South American trail. Hiking amid Andean peaks, ancient ruins—and no crowds—on this 19,000-mile stone path from Colombia to Argentina.

The Inca world : ancient people and places ; art, architecture, religion, everyday life, ... Architectural decoration -- Inca structures -- 8. Ancient Andean cities -- Urban civilization -- Ceremonial ...

Luis Paredes Sanchez, project manager at Huanuco Pampa, said the structure was similar to "more hierarchical, restricted and sacred spaces within the Inca administrative centers, because rather ...

Conservation work at Gran Pajatén Heinz Plenge Pardo / World Monuments Fund Researchers in Peru have announced the discovery of more than 100 previously unknown archaeological structures at Gran ...