Explore Machu Picchu in Orlando through a large-scale immersive VR experience. Walk ancient terraces, witness a solar eclipse ...

Before silicon, before writing, the Inca were computing. Scientists just proved their 600-year-old knotted cords can run spreadsheets, encryption, and file systems.

Sorghum is one of the most widely cultivated grains in Africa. It is drought-resistant, making it ideal for regions with erratic rainfall. Sorghum is used to prepare porridge, flatbreads, and even ...

The project focused on a semicircular piazza outside the arena, where spectators crowded under two arcades comprised of marble columns.

In 2005, archaeologists discovered a 600- to 1,000-year-old tomb filled with painted wooden masks and headdresses decorated with parrot feathers. These elaborate decorations created “false heads” that ...

For centuries, tales of secret tunnels beneath the ancient Inca capital of Cusco were considered little more than legends. Today, archaeology is beginning to substantiate these claims in the ruins ...

Inca Emperor Atahualpa, 18th century painting by the Cuzco School. Credit: Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum / Public Domain Ancient skeletons are offering new insight into how Inca communities ...

Parrots and other brightly colored Amazon birds were transported across the Andes long before the rise of the Inca Empire, a new study published in Nature Communications reveals. The research, led by ...

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Explore the ancient Inca town of Ollantaytambo and uncover the mysteries of the megalithic quarry used to build the Temple of the Sun. Join the journey to see massive granite stones, some weighing ...

A deep exploration of Killarok (Kia Rok), the mysterious “Stones of the Moon” outside Cusco, Peru, examining an intricately carved megalithic structure that may have functioned as an ancient Inca ...

Travel to world-famous Machu Picchu in Peru’s Sacred Valley has always been a long and somewhat arduous trek. According to BBC’s report, that’s intentional, as the ancient Inca civilization selected ...