However, history reveals that highly advanced civilizations have existed ... I have a special place in my heart for the Inca. The Inca developed precise construction techniques that modern ...

The Incan Temple of the Sun in Cusco has long been a visual and cultural jewel of the ancient empire. But there’s even more ...

Consolidation of a large empire was to become a continuing struggle for the ruling Inca as their influence reached across many advanced cultures of the Andes. Strictly speaking, the name "Inca ...

This story appears in the April 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. On the remote Peruvian island of Taquile, in the middle of the great Lake Titicaca, hundreds of people stand in silence ...

A remarkable discovery of underground tunnels beneath Cusco’s historic district is offering fresh insights into Inca ...

The Inca empire at its height extended from southern ... Certainly a culture this advanced would have been able to grasp the concept. THEORY FIVE: I am not quite ready to accept the parabolic ...

The legend begins in the 16th century, when the great Inca Empire in western South America was giving way to European invaders. Atahualpa was an Inca king who, after warring with his half-brother ...

Cusco is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was the historic capital of the Inca Empire. Millions of tourists ... discovery of the tunnels highlights the advanced nature of Inca civilisation as ...

All gold belonged to the ruler of the empire, the Inca himself, who claimed to be descended from the sun god. Llamas were the Incas' most important domestic animal, providing food, clothing and ...

In the next phase, they employed advanced technology ... and military capital of the powerful Inca Empire in the 15th century before being conquered by the Spanish, holds significant historical ...