The last Sapa Inca to ascend the throne before Spanish contact, Huayna Capac, grandson of famed emperor Pachacuti, survived ...

In 1911, local farmers in Peru led American explorer Hiram Bingham to the ruins of Machu Picchu, an Incan city built high in the Andes Mountains, introducing the outside world to this architectural ...

Archeologists have confirmed the existence of ancient tunnels which run under the famous city of Cusco in Peru. Cusco which is a UNESCO world heritage site is formerly the capital of the Inca empire.

At Ancient Origins, we believe that one of the most important fields of knowledge we can pursue as human beings is our beginnings. And while some people may seem content with the story as it stands, ...

Population of ancient Greece, Men weighing merchandise, side B of an Attic black-figure amphora. Credit: Marie-Lan Nguyen Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.5 Estimating the population of ancient Greece is a ...

Since then, she said, their lives have been filled with outdoor adventures, from a climb up Mount Vesuvius in Italy to hiking to the ancient Inca city of Machu Pichu in Peru. Closer to home ...

The incoming coalition of Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael, supported by Independents, have published a plan that aims to keep their government in place for five years. A 160-page Programme for ...

(Brussels, January 16, 2025) – The Georgian government drove the country toward a human rights crisis in 2024, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World Report 2025. The government ...

Its name, derived from the ancient Inca word for “sun dial,” adds ... such as the Lima Cathedral and the Government Palace. Plaza San Martín Plaza San Martín: Built during the viceroyalty ...

Zhelyazkov, proposed as PM-designate by the largest parliamentary GERB-SDS group, received a mandate from President Rumen Radev on Wednesday to form a government. Some 125 lawmakers at the 240 ...

According to their discoveries, the main tunnel of the Chincana, which means labyrinth in Quechua, connects the temple of the sun, and three additional ancient points of interest, Sacsayhuamán, ...