The Inca empire, in the 1400s and early 1500s, spanned much of South America's Andean region, over 1,000 miles (1,600km), from modern-day Bolivia and Peru to Argentina, Chile, Ecuador and Colombia.

In 2010, Tamara Estupiñan’s academic research led her to discover forgotten Inca ruins in the heart of Ecuador. For the historian, the Malqui-Machay site represents the final resting place of ...

Ecuador Before Columbus; Where Pizarro and the Inca Armies Fought the Land Yields Relics of Older Civilizations -- Mr. Saville Brings Back Curious and Valuable Finds from His Vacation Trip on the ...

The Incas built a vast empire without the wheel, powerful draft animals, ... “Six to ten million people in the Andean area from southern Columbia through Ecuador, Peru, ...

Unlike in Peru, where much attention goes to Inca sites, such as world renowned Machu Picchu, Ecuador's archaeological ruins attract a limited number of tourists, and government spending is limited.

QUITO, Ecuador (TNS) — The historian carefully leafs through pages of a 400-year-old, leather-bound book until she finds the shaky signature. It’s a faint scrawl that has consumed Tamara Estupinan ...

The growth of the Inca Empire was meteoric. Though precise dates for its beginnings remain elusive, the realm known to the Inca as Tahuantinsuyu, or "The Four Parts Together," arose sometime in ...

Unlike in Peru, where much attention goes to Inca sites, such as world renowned Machu Picchu, Ecuador's archaeological ruins attract a limited number of tourists, and government spending is limited.