Lima, Peru, is a massive city with over 11 million people. It is world-renowned for its cuisine, museums, and art. However, ...

The coca plant has been cultivated in South America for thousands of years and used for a variety of ritual, spiritual, and ...

The museum's permanent collection includes a diverse assemblage of pottery, sculptures and textiles ... Highlights include pieces from the Inca and Aztec empires and Chinchorro mummies, a funerary ...

The dug-out passages may follow the exact path of the Inca capital’s aboveground roads Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent Spanish settlers knocked down all but the foundations of the Temple of ...

Incan builders made use of what’s known as the cut-and-cover method of crafting tunnels. The Incan Temple of the Sun in Cusco has long been a visual and cultural jewel of the ancient empire.

A team of archaeologists has discovered an ancient labyrinthine system of tunnels hidden beneath the Peruvian city of Cusco, a former Inca stronghold nestled in the Andes mountains. The tunnel ...

Following up on a tip by a 17th century Jesuit monk, researchers discover an Inca tunnel network under Cusco. (photo credit: OJUP. Via Shutterstock) Archaeologists in Peru find a hidden Inca ...

Archaeologists uncovered a large, 500-year-old kiln and pottery artifacts during construction at an elementary school, officials said. Photo from Central Bedfordshire Council A planned ...

Irene Wright McClatchy News High in the Andes mountains of Peru, the city of Cuzco once served as the center of Incan power. Cuzco, also spelled Cusco and named after the Quechua word for “naval ...