The legend begins in the 16th century, when the great Inca Empire in western South America was giving way to European invaders. Atahualpa was an Inca king who, after warring with his half-brother ...

Consumption of coca dates back to the very earliest of ancient South American societies ... as the ninth millennium B.C. It was during the Inca Empire, however, a little before the arrival ...

At the height of the Inca Empire, it integrated nearly ten million people from a hundred nations. Today, much of the 24,000-mile network is still used by South America’s indigenous peoples.

Around 40,000 Inca nobles ruled an empire of 12 million conquered people throughout the Andes mountain range in South America. The Incas diverted rivers and used sophisticated irrigation systems ...

T he Inca Empire once stretched 2,500 miles along the Andes of western South America. At its height, it was one of the largest empires in the world and, in geographic terms, the most extensive ...

Mastercard NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / April 15, 2025 / As Peruvian biologist Constantino Aucca Chutas sat chewing coca leaves with a local elder high in the Andes, his companion pointed to a ...

Around 40,000 Inca nobles ruled an empire of 12 million conquered people throughout the Andes mountain range in South America. The Incas diverted rivers and used sophisticated irrigation systems ...