The Moche lords of Sipán had slept undisturbed since AD 250, more than 1,000 years before the rise of the Inca Empire Buried deep within the now well-weathered stepped pyramid and platforms of the Huaca Rajada, these nobles...

2025 Updated Information: Huaca Pucllana is a well-preserved pre-Inca temple complex located right in the heart of Lima's Miraflores district Visitors can also dine in Huaca Pucllana's on-site restaurant Although Peru is...

From emergence to expansion, from rise to fall, the Inca timeline is a complex, fascinating and ultimately tragic chain of events For clarity’s sake, the following chronology omits many finer details -- but it should provide...

The Incas divided their empire into four parts, or suyus, each extending from the capital city of Cusco, the so-called “Navel of the Earth” Collectively, the Incas referred to their empire as the Tawantinsuyu, which can be...

In Inca mythology, the cosmos was divided into three realms or pachas: Hanan Pacha, Kay Pacha and Uku Pacha These realms shared a similar structure to Catholic notions of earth, heaven, hell, helping Spanish missionaries...