Join a virtual tour of Machu Picchu with researcher Brian Forster and explore one of the world’s most breathtaking ancient sites. Travel from Peru’s Sacred Valley to the legendary Inca citadel and ...

ANTH copy 39088019656784 gift from Paul R. Julian. Introduction -- Discovering the Incas and their predecessors -- Native and Spanish sources -- Explorers and the first archaeologists -- 20th-century ...

The Inca city in Peru is one of the most recognizable historical sites in the world. Built in the mid-15th century, it served as a royal estate for the rulers of the Inca Empire before the arrival of ...

THE OLDEST LIVING CITY IN THE AMERICAS. THIS IS CUSCO, PERU, THE CAPITAL OF THE INCAN EMPIRE. IT’S ALIVE AND IT’S UP THERE AT 11,000FT. THE ELEVATION IS MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS DENVER. BUT ...

SANTA CRUZ — A recently published study, co-authored by UC Santa Cruz Anthropology Professor Lars Fehren-Schmitz, analyzing the 500 year-old DNA of those buried near Peru’s iconic Incan citadel Machu ...

The early bus to Machu Picchu doesn’t leave until six a.m., but the line for this coveted early ride starts forming soon after midnight. Determined visitors line up with good reason: By mid-morning, ...

An ancient city has been unveiled by archaeologists in Peru. Located in the Huaura province, Peñico has opened to the public after nearly a decade of excavation and conservation efforts. Newsweek has ...

Under the city of Cuzco, Peru, a secret labyrinth built by the Incas has been discovered. Irene Wright McClatchy News High in the Andes mountains of Peru, the city of Cuzco once served as the center ...

This special symposium celebrates the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian’s landmark exhibition, The Great Inka Road: Engineering an Empire, with a fascinating look at the material, ...