Descended in part from Inca colonists sent here more than 500 years ago, the inhabitants of Taquile keep the old ways. They weave brilliantly colored cloth, speak the traditional language of the ...

The Inca language, religion, and trade network dominated the Andes. A man chewing coca in a pre-Columbian figure Photograph by DEA/Album Vast amounts of coca, regarded as sacred by the Inca ...

Archaeologists Use Radar Mapping and Sound Tests to Locate an Ancient Inca Underground Tunnel in Peru Archaeologists had confirmed there was an underground tunnel network beneath Cusco, Peru, from the ...

A remarkable discovery of underground tunnels beneath Cusco’s historic district is offering fresh insights into Inca engineering and cultural practices. Cusco, once the illustrious capital of the Inca ...

The Inca state's domain was unprecedented, its rule resulting in a universal language - a form of Quechua, a religion worshipping the sun, and a 14,000 mile-long road system criss-crossing high ...