Archaeologists using LiDAR have uncovered1.5 miles of pre-Columbian roads buried under dense tropical forest beside Machu Picchu. The roads lead to platforms and terraces near the Mandor Wall, and ...

Known for their impressive fortifications, terraces, and royal residences—including Machu Picchu—the Inca Empire dominated the Urubamba River Basin in the 15th century until its untimely demise.

Archaeologists have uncovered how the Inca transformed a coastal landscape into a display of imperial power, with submerged ...

The great Inca Empire is survived by its legacy in economics, science, art, religion, and—an add-on to the last two—sacrificial rituals. According to a new study, these holy proceedings also included ...

Imagine building a highway system longer than the circumference of the Earth — without wheels, without iron tools, and without modern machinery — through some of the most punishing terrain on the ...

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WASHINGTON, DC — Each June in Huinchiri, Peru, four Quechua communities on two sides of a gorge join together to build a bridge out of grass, creating a form of ancient infrastructure that dates back ...

Science spotlights research showing Qhapaq Ñan sites in Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Bolivia, and Argentina predate the classic 1438–1532 chronology by up to a century ...

Steeped in death, conquest, desire, and mystery, the legend of the lost Inca gold is guarded by remote, mist-veiled mountains in central Ecuador. Somewhere deep inside the unforgiving Llanganates ...