In the Andean highlands near Lake Titicaca, Sebastian Quimicchi — an Inca from the town of San Pedro de Cocharcas — ...

Lake Titicaca was a sacred space to the ancient Andean empire of the Inca, which at its height in the early 16th century controlled territory from modern-day Colombia to Chile. The Inca built more ...

Astronomy was at the very heart of the Incas’ religion and agriculture ... And in particular, how this ancient civilisation used supernatural powers to influence certain aspects of nature ...

The Atlantic has a fascinating deep dive into khipus — long cords that the Inca tied knots into to preserve information. Few know how to read the knots, which are hundreds of years old and fragile.

for ancient civilisations, the celestial body changing colour was a frightening concept. One civilisation, the Inca, based their religion on the Sun and Moon and so feared the end of the world was ...

Last year, researchers discovered the ancient Incan city is at least 30 years ... Huayna Picchu where they hoped to return to their own religion," the paper states. An atlas published in 1904 ...