Cuzco, which emerged as the richest city in the New World, was the center of Inca life, the home of its leaders. "The riches that were gathered in the city of Cuzco alone, as capital and court of ...

Aware of her power, Kuka used her charms to take advantage of men until word of her misdeeds reached the Great Inca’s ears. He ordered that she be sacrificed, cut in half, and buried.

The Inca Empire may be the only advanced civilization in history to have no class of traders, and no commerce of any kind within its boundaries. How did they do it? Many aspects of Incan life ...

Walking through Machu Picchu, one can't help but marvel at how such a remote and rugged location became a thriving center of ...

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, also known as the 'Prince of the Writers of the New World', dragged us into his close public life in one of the most important empires that continues to be the object of ...

If Pizarro would only spare the Inca emperor’s life, all the treasure would be his. Pizarro accepted, a scribe witnessed the agreement, and Atahualpa began sending out emissaries to bring back ...

Utahn Gary Bybee, 86, hiked Peru's Inca Trail earlier this month, reportedly becoming the oldest person ever to complete the ...

This area was named the Sacred Valley by the Incas because they saw its abundant, sustaining water sources—rivers, rain and snow—as an affirmation of the connectedness of all life. NMAI ...

While on the Inca Trail, every step — past ancient ruins, up stone staircases and over Dead Woman's Pass — brings hikers closer to their final goal: reaching Machu Picchu. Trains and buses ...