In the early 1500s, as the Old World staked its claim upon the New, a new word arrived to describe the rich lands of the Inca Empire As the Incas struggled and ultimately failed to maintain what they knew as the Tawantinsuyu, the...

Machu Picchu is often characterized as an Inca fortress or Inca citadel This, however, does not really touch upon the exact purpose of Machu Picchu; it does not answer the fundamental question: “Why was Machu Picchu built” If...