The Inca Garcilaso Medal is celebrated in Miami, honoring cultural heritage, art, and education while recognizing influential ...

An intoxicated man wielding a metal tool is accused of attacking and damaging the Stone of Twelve Angles in Peru, a famed ...

On an island in Lake Titicaca that was sacred to the ancient Tiwanaku culture, young craft vendors wait for tourists. When the Inca conquered the Tiwanaku, they incorporated the sanctity of this ...

Question: Vince, how did you first become interested in Inca civilization? ~Jen Answer: I was a mountain-climbing guide for many years and on a trip in 1982 I took some friends and climbing ...

By the time of the Inca civilization, which lasted from approximately 1100 to 1500 A.D., the Andean tradition of preserving the dead was still intact. Most Inca mummies were arranged in the ...

The first Incas date to A.D. 1200. The civilization rose to prominence in 1438 when the emperor Pachacutec, whose name means “he who remakes the earth,” began conquering lands surrounding ...

The closure is part of a comprehensive conservation plan executed by the Decentralized Directorate of Culture of Cusco to ...

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 ...

From textiles to pottery to gold and metal pieces, the museum will intrigue visitors who want an introduction to Incan culture and history. Once you’ve finished admiring the traditional items ...