The people that were in the Inca empire under the rule of the Incas did not pay taxes in the way we do in the form of money. Instead they paid in the form of their time. And at some period of the ...

This ceremony, held every August before planting season, drew people from the four corners of the empire. The great plaza of Cusco was the political center of the Inca Empire. The Saphy River ...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the remains of what is believed to be wealthy members of the Chimu civilization, a pre-Inca society that thrived for centuries in arid plains nestled between ...

Around 40,000 Inca nobles ruled an empire of 12 million conquered people throughout the Andes mountain range in South America. The Incas diverted rivers and used sophisticated irrigation systems ...

The wealth and sophistication of the legendary Inca people lured many anthropologists and archaeologists to the Andean nations in a quest to understand the Inca's advanced ways and what led to ...

This video is all about the Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu, from the best time to go, how to prepare, what to pack, and what to expect along the way. This guide will cover EVERYTHING you need to make ...

Peru’s mountaintop icon has long been a poster child for overtourism, and despite recent measures to limit visitation, travelers still have to deal with, well, other travelers at this sacred space.

Statue of an Inca porter, holding a coca leaf container in his right hand The Spaniards often mocked indigenous people for their belief in the power of coca. But skepticism started to give way to ...

Peru is celebrating two decades since the creation of a genetically modified breed of guinea pig, a rodent whose meat has ...

The government said it closed the site, and the Inca trail hike leading up to it, to protect tourists and citizens. Hundreds of people who were stuck for hours at the foot of the 15th Century Inca ...

Our Intrepid tour guide said he has done more than 1000 tours since 1998 and, in that whole time, only seven people have ever ... backs’ every day on the Inca Trail. There are bound to be ...

Exploration at the Riqueza Project, located in Peru, at the greater Frewena Project and the Jean Elson project, both located in the Northern Territory, and at the MaCauley Creek Project, located ...