In 1780, as the once-great Inca empire’s Indigenous peoples were forced to labor for the Spanish crown, leader Túpac Amaru II ...

Recently, researchers have discovered a disturbing burial of a pregnant woman in Ecuador dating back to about 1,200 years ago ...

The last Sapa Inca to ascend the throne before Spanish contact, Huayna Capac, grandson of famed emperor Pachacuti, survived ...

Chinkana, meaning labyrinth, is an archaeological site beneath the city of Cusco in Peru, which was the capital of the Incan ...

Archeologists have confirmed the existence of ancient tunnels which run under the famous city of Cusco in Peru. Cusco which is a UNESCO world heritage site is formerly the capital of the Inca empire.

An interesting archeological discovery was made on a hill west of Kaerby on Denmark's Fynia Island. What appeared to be a plain mound of stones was an ancient ...

Cambodia ’s astonishing jungle relic is another “lost city” that perhaps was never really lost. After all, no matter how dense the treescape, it is hard to lose a place that, sprawling across some 390 ...

Under Inca rule, Cusco was developed into a complex urban centre with distinct religious and administrative functions. It is ...

At long last, a look at the 2024 Peru stamps!  A Peruvian stamp recently crossed my desk and it reminded me that I hadn’t gotten back to Peru after they shook ...

Read about the Ra II papyrus boat expedition led by Thor Heyerdahl in 1970, uncovering ancient maritime routes between Africa ...

Researchers have used lasers to uncover highly intricate designs of ancient tattoos on mummies from Peru. They reveal fine ...

A statue of the Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro has been reinstalled in the centre of Lima, the capital of Peru, more ...