Many suggested the Incas had hid their treasure in a secret ... and archeologists have been heeding the siren song of the lost city that has, so far, remained out of reach. As with all great ...

Machu Picchu, the "lost city of the Incas," was not a true city but rather a pilgrimage center symbolically connected to the Andean vision of the cosmos, an Italian study has concluded. According ...

The Incas' "lost city" is one of the world's iconic destinations, with over 1.2 million visitors in 2015. But to absorb the mesmerizing historical and spiritual significance of this region ...

Machu Picchu is sometimes incorrectly called "the lost city of the Incas." But archaeological evidence indicates that no more than 750 people lived in Machu Picchu at its peak, most of them ...

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At the top is Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas, nestled on a saddle of rock between tall peaks cloaked in lush green. The setting is truly majestic, and the crisp mountain air makes the ...

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For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

For over three centuries, the Incas had developed a complex and thriving ... Pizarro’s army finally conquered the main Incan city of Cusco in Peru. Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here.