An unfinished swimming pool in Peru revealed pre-Inca remains, prompting officials to declare the site a historical monument.

An ancient society near the southern shores of Lake Titicaca in modern-day Bolivia was once one of the continent's most ...

A long-forgotten world has emerged from the cloud forests of Peru, revealing stunning ancient structures hidden for centuries ...

Nestled high in the slopes of the Andes, the ruins of Machu Picchu continue to reveal the mysteries of the Inca Empire. While the archaeological site draws scores of visitors to Peru annually ...

When Andrés Ruzo was a boy growing up in Peru, he learned of an old Incan legend: a “boiling river” hidden deep in the Amazon. Today he sets out to find it.

This useful study attempts to place an ancient maize sample from Bolivia, dated to the end of the Incan empire, in genetic and geographical context. The analyses show that this sample is most closely ...

USGS Maps; Top. NASA Images; Solar System Collection; Ames Research ... The Spanish conquest of the Inca empire by Koch, Peter O., 1953-Publication date 2008 Topics Peru -- History -- Conquest, ...

“This discovery radically expands our understanding of Gran Pajatén and raises new questions about the site’s role in ... Though eventually absorbed by the expanding Inca Empire in the late 15th ...

It remained at the nexus of the Chachapoya world for roughly two centuries, until the Inca Empire expanded into the mountainous region now known as San Martín. Researchers work to conserve a ...

100 new structures from Peruvian Chachapoya civilization found in Andes. Chachapoya were eventually incorporated into the empire in the late 15th century, just before the arrival of the Spanish.

IDAHO FALLS — Mummies have returned to the Museum of Idaho as hundreds of community members gathered on opening day to learn more about those who came before and how they were preserved.

Ancient Inca Used A Mysterious String “Writing” System – And We’re Starting To Understand What It Said Complete the form below to listen to the audio version of this article ...