The Temple of the Sun, known as Qorikancha ... was the thriving epicenter of the Inca Empire. Today, it stands as both a popular tourist destination and a treasure trove for archaeologists.

In the turmoil of those decades, the Inca's sprawling network of roads, storehouses, temples, and estates began slowly falling into ruin. As the empire crumbled, the Inca and their descendants ...

For a scenic trip to the Andes, head to this charming tourist-friendly and white-walled city with a vibrant culture that is ...

I flew to Cuzco, the onetime Inca capital and now Peru ... and entered the vast plaza at the heart of an empire, surrounded with monumental palaces and temples, everything glittering with ...

At the height of its existence the Inca Empire was the largest nation on Earth ... irrigation canals, temples, or fortresses. In return, rulers paid their laborers in clothing and food.

Though the 16th-century Spanish conquistador invasion ended the Inca Empire, the legacy of the Incas lives on in their architectural triumphs—precise, remarkably engineered stoneworks rising ...

The legend begins in the 16th century, when the great Inca Empire in western South America was giving way to European invaders. Atahualpa was an Inca king who, after warring with his half-brother ...

The history of the Plaza de Armas stretches back all the way to the Inca Empire when it was called Huacaypata or Aucaypata. The massive square (originally twice its current size) was built as a ...

At the height of its existence the Inca Empire was the largest nation on Earth ... irrigation canals, temples, or fortresses. In return, rulers paid their laborers in clothing and food.