Rising from obscurity in Peru's Cusco Valley during the 13th century, a royal Inca dynasty charmed, bribed, intimidated, or conquered its rivals to create the largest pre-Columbian empire in the ...

"Land of the Four Quarters" or Tahuantinsuyu is the name the Inca gave to their empire. It stretched north to south some 2,500 miles along the high mountainous Andean range from Colombia to Chile ...

Question: Vince, how did you first become interested in Inca civilization? ~Jen Answer: I was a mountain-climbing guide for many years and on a trip in 1982 I took some friends and climbing ...

A Glimpse into History Machu Picchu's history is as intriguing as its breathtaking scenery. Built in the 15th century under the reign of the Inca emperor Pachacuti, this city was a testament to the ...

There is evidence it was consumed in cultures located in modern-day Ecuador from as early as the ninth millennium B.C. It was during the Inca Empire, however, a little before the arrival of the ...

the Empire of the Inca - bigger than Ottoman Turkey, bigger than Ming China, in fact, the largest in the world. Around 1500, the Inca Empire ran for over three thousand miles (5,000 km ...

The Incas revered gold as the sweat of the sun and believed that it represented the sun's regenerative powers. All gold belonged to the ruler of the empire, the Inca himself, who claimed to be ...

His writings provided insightful perspectives on the Inca civilization and the Spanish conquests, achieving widespread readership in Europe. His literary contributions mark a historical milestone ...

The Incas revered gold as the sweat of the sun and believed that it represented the sun's regenerative powers. All gold belonged to the ruler of the empire, the Inca himself, who claimed to be ...