This ceremony, held every August before planting season, drew people from the four corners of the empire. The great plaza of Cusco was the political center of the Inca Empire. The Saphy River ...

The people that were in the Inca empire under the rule of the Incas did not pay taxes in the way we do in the form of money. Instead they paid in the form of their time. And at some period of the ...

A visit to the former Inca Empire reveals epic feats of construction and engineering that have withstood the test of time, ...

Boys and girls were selected, often as part of an annual tribute to the Inca state. Chosen children typically came from noble ...

At the height of its existence the Inca Empire was the largest nation on Earth ... The wealth and sophistication of the legendary Inca people lured many anthropologists and archaeologists to ...

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 ...

The people called it coca ... 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 Spanish, that coca attained ...

Around 1500, the Inca Empire ran for over three thousand miles (5,000 km) down the Andes, and ruled over 12 million people from the Pacific Coast to the Amazonian jungle. In 1532 the Spanish would ...

Join me on an unforgettable journey as we explore the incredible ruins of Machu Picchu! 🏔️ Discover the history and beauty of the Inca Empire hidden within the clouds. Let's unlock the secrets of ...

An intoxicated man wielding a metal tool is accused of attacking and damaging the Stone of Twelve Angles in Peru, a famed Inca construction, cultural officials said.

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 ...