Located in a beautiful 16th-century colonial mansion that was once home to Spanish Admiral Francisco Alderete Maldonado, the Museo Inka (Inca Museum) boasts an eclectic assortment of Incan artifacts.

Peru’s history dates back over 5,000 years, making it an intoxicating and addictive destination for history enthusiasts.

This small gold model of a llama is a fitting offering for an Inca mountain god. The Incas revered gold as the sweat of the sun and believed that it represented the sun's regenerative powers.

This small gold model of a llama is a fitting offering for an Inca mountain god. The Incas revered gold as the sweat of the sun and believed that it represented the sun's regenerative powers.

National Museum of the American Indian In the Americas, white pigments were usually calcium carbonates—lime or chalk. In Europe, they were lead white. How did the Inca jump 400 years into the ...

where they may sit for years out of the view of the public until funding will enable the University to build a museum for the recent Inca mummy finds (like Juanita and Sarita) and the artefacts.