The Inca Empire in South America, one of the most powerful pre-Columbian societies, was known for many innovations — such as the architecture of Machu Picchu, an extensive road network, and a system ...

The Inca were a powerful Indigenous civilization that emerged in South America during the early 1200s and flourished until ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Each June in Huinchiri, Peru, four Quechua communities on two sides of a gorge join together to build a bridge out of grass, creating a form of ancient infrastructure that dates back ...

Inca masonry and construction has astonished people for centuries. It's intricate and fine fit invite us to wonder how this ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Inca never built a world of silicon chips or copper-wired circuits, and the high-speed hardware of modern times was something they simply didn’t ...

"Land of the Four Quarters" or Tahuantinsuyu is the name the Inca gave to their empire. It stretched north to south some 2,500 miles along the high mountainous Andean range from Colombia to Chile and ...

Hiram Bingham called Machu Picchu “the most important ruin discovered in South America since the Spanish conquest.” Ivan Kashinsky and Karla Gachet The last stretch of road that the emperor of the ...

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Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient temple, roadway and irrigation systems at a famed fortress overlooking the Inca capital of Cuzco, according to officials involved with the dig.

While the ancient Egyptians may be the best-known mummy makers, they were far from the first. A very sophisticated fishing tribe called the Chinchoros, who lived on the north coast of what is now ...

Do long-dead builders have the answer to more sustainable road development? A new exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC shows why the Incan kingdom built a lasting infrastructure.

Inca masonry and construction has astonished people for centuries. It's intricate and fine fit invite us to wonder how this was done by ancient people. In this episode, We'll explore how the Inca ...