One of the best examples of these under-the-radar gems is Huchuy Qosqo, an ancient Inca village and citadel overlooking the Sacred Valley. This collection of excavated, well-preserved stone ...

Note: Part one of four in a series. Choquequirao is a former Inca village and ceremonial area located in the Salkantay Mountain Range. Today it is an Inca ruin site rival in majesty to that of its ...

Five centuries ago, the Incas ruled the western half of South America with the help of a unique form of writing based on ...

Archaeologists say the Incas, brought down by the Spanish conquest, used khipus — strands of cords made from the hair of animals such as llamas or alpacas — as an alternative to writing.

At the high Andes village of Chawaytiri, Secretary G. Wayne Clough took part in the Procession of the Llama. Rob Leopold Mysteries of the Incas remain, but we continue to learn about their great ...

On Wednesday at ITB Berlin two social enterprises represented by women, and the ideas behind their establishment, were presented by Rika Jean-Francois, CSR ...

When she was visiting the Sacred Valley of the Inca with her father and a travel group she became aware of the ´difficulties of arranging more in-depth encounters with the indigenous people.

Before the Spanish conquest of Peru, the Inca were an expansive culture known for their elaborate constructions throughout the Andes. Machu Picchu perched in the mountains, the bustling empire ...