Rising from obscurity in Peru's Cusco Valley during the 13th century, a royal Inca dynasty charmed, bribed, intimidated, or conquered its rivals to create the largest pre-Columbian empire in the ...

Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca civilization, has been voted best cultural destination of the year 2024 by Tripadvisor ...

Nearly 500 years after the collapse of the largest empire in the Americas, a single bridge remains from the Inca's extraordinary road system – and it's rewoven every year from grass.

During the last days of the Inca Empire, a relaxation of restrictions ... a gentleman and a farmhand near Cusco. The first asked, “Why do you eat coca, like the Indians do, when Spaniards ...

Gold was the emblem of the great Inca sun-god, and represented his generative powers. Gold was described as "sweat of the sun" just as silver was the "tears of the moon". Gold was therefore related to ...

Kitted out in hiking boots and trousers, we boarded our plane to the Peruvian capital, Lima, and then onwards to Cusco: once ...

Begin in Cusco, the historic heartland and former capital of the Inca Empire. Spend time exploring the museums, archaeological remains and beautiful Spanish architecture. From here, travel through ...

You'll likely start your journey near KM 82 along the Cusco-Aguas Calientes railway and then follow the trail's zigzagging path toward the "lost city." The three-night journey pays off with the ...

According to legend, this plaza once marked the exact center of the Inca Empire, earning Cusco the nickname "the navel of the world." After Spanish conquistadors conquered the city in the early ...

Cultural authorities from Cusco, the region where Machu Picchu ... which was considered the most important deity in the Inca empire as well as other pre-Inca civilizations in the Andean region.

They developed in near isolation, expanding their territory from Cusco ... 10 times the size of the Aztec Empire and had twice its population. Remarkably, the Inca managed to forge this vast ...