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 ...

A pre-Hispanic mummy dating back 1,000 years was recently found by utility workers in Lima, Peru, with archaeologists linking it to the Chancay culture that predated the Inca Empire.

Archaeologists must have one of the coolest jobs ever—as long as a lifetime of digging around in the dirt yields some epic results, like priceless artifacts, treasure-filled tombs, or groundbreaking ...

My Peru adventures started out in Lima, the capital of Peru and the city where my mother was born and raised. I was there for ...

The Inca Empire may be the only advanced civilization in history to have no class of traders, and no commerce of any kind within its boundaries. How did they do it? Many aspects of Incan life ...

The ancient Incan Empire once ruled much of the Andes and despite being defeated by the Spanish it has left historical and cultural legacies in the region.

At the height of its dominion, the Inca empire held sway over much of western South America—from the jagged spine of the Peruvian Andes to the sunbaked deserts of northern Chile. To traverse the ...

I was in the ancient city of Cuzco, Peru -- once the capital of the Inca Empire -- standing at the train station with the ...

Inca Empire dazzled, then died March 7, 2002 Posted: 10:41 AM EST (1541 GMT) The Inca Empire, rich in gold, was a target of the conquistadors By Janice McDonald CNN CUZCO, Peru (CNN) -- It was one ...