In 1532, in the city of Cajamarca, Peru, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro and a group of Europeans took the Inca ruler Atahualpa hostage, setting the stage for the fall of the Inca Empire.

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High in the Andes, above the clouds and far from everyday life, archaeologists uncovered a discovery that still feels unreal. The Llullaillaco Maiden was an Inca girl sacrificed around 500 years ago ...

The existence of a tunnel network under the ancient Peruvian city of Cusco had been rumored for centuries. At times stretching more than a mile, the labyrinth connected the Temple of the Sun to key ...

New evidence may resolve a longstanding archaeological puzzle in Peru. A vast line of thousands of holes dug into a ridge in the foothills of the Andes Mountains served as a regional marketplace for ...

A hillside in Peru covered by more than 5000 aligned holes may have been a giant Inca accounting device – a spreadsheet, but on a monumental scale. Tracing across the slopes of Monte Sierpe (Serpent ...

The Peruvian town of Huaytará is home to a 15th-century Inca building that’s unusually simple for the civilization, which is known for its intricate architecture, like the structures seen across Machu ...

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, Bolivia, Egypt, Hawaii, Easter Island and other exotic places. With special ...

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 ...

The German Aerospace Center's Mars camera photographed the Angustus Labyrinthus region near the south pole of Mars on Feb. 27, 2024. The imagery allowed scientists to create this oblique perspective, ...