Trying to determine the right time to visit Peru is challenging. If you have glanced at a map, noted the proximity of the country to the Equator, and deduced the climate must be idyllic and glorious ...

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, Bolivia, Egypt, Hawaii, Easter Island and other exotic places. With special ...

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

It's no coincidence that the Incas's vast network of roads, known as the Qhapaq Ñan, once joined in this city—even while ...

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 ...

The Incas appear out of nowhere and within a few decades their empire develops into the largest empire in the world at that time. Until today the Inca are surrounded by an aura of mystery.

The City and Borough of Juneau released updated flood inundation maps on Thursday that show barriers being installed along the Mendenhall River should protect neighborhoods even at an 18-foot ...

In 2022, we told you about a study reporting evidence that an ancient Peruvian people called the Wari laced the beer served at their feasts with hallucinogens—particularly a substance derived ...

If you want to learn about Peru’s rich past, there’s arguably no better place to do it than history-filled Cuzco, the former capital of the Inca empire. The cobblestone streets lead to ruins ...

The discovery of ancient bones carved into tubes in the mountains of Peru led researchers to conduct chemical analyses. Results of chemical and microscopic studies showed that the tubes contained ...

This ancient tradition of worshipping mountain spirits dates back to a time before the Inca Empire, between 500 and 1000 CE, but another theory surrounding Cerro El Cono predates even these ...