Explore Machu Picchu’s dramatic edge at the so-called “Sacrificial Rock,” where local legends about Inca human sacrifice are questioned and reframed as a likely place of meditation with sweeping views ...

Dan Snow climbs into the mountains on the trail of the lost city of the Inca, Machu Picchu, a magical metropolis perched high among the clouds. It was rediscovered, overgrown by jungle, more than 100 ...

The Inca city in Peru is one of the most recognizable historical sites in the world. Built in the mid-15th century, it served as a royal estate for the rulers of the Inca Empire before the arrival of ...

New DNA analysis reveals that people from as far as Amazonia once lived and worked in the Inca royal estate. By Laura Baisas Published Jul 26, 2023 2:00 PM EDT Get the Popular Science daily ...

Adelaide University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU. Standing atop the mountains in the southern highlands of Peru is the 15th-century marvel of the Inca empire, Machu Picchu.

Researchers at the UC Santa Cruz Paleogenomics Lab helped conduct the first investigation of genomic diversity among people buried at Machu Picchu, the renowned 15th century Inca palace in southern ...

Join me as I take on the challenge of a lifetime: a 5-day, high-altitude hike along the historic Inca Trail in Peru. This video chronicles the journey as we traverse the ancient path, climbing ...

Hiking amid Andean peaks, ancient ruins—and no crowds—on this 19,000-mile stone path from Colombia to Argentina. Trekkers and pack llamas make their way along the Qhapaq Ñan in Peru. One stretch of ...

THE OLDEST LIVING CITY IN THE AMERICAS. THIS IS CUSCO, PERU, THE CAPITAL OF THE INCAN EMPIRE. IT’S ALIVE AND IT’S UP THERE AT 11,000FT. THE ELEVATION IS MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS DENVER. BUT ...