Did you know that Machu Picchu was once home to around 750 people? It was constructed between 1438 and 1470 by Emperor Pachacutec. This historic site is rich in culture, attracting both scholars and ...

Ancient monuments like the Pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge, and Machu Picchu continue to mystify with their complex construction ...

On the morning of July 24, 1911, an enterprising lecturer-explorer from Yale University set off in a cold drizzle to investigate rumors of ancient Inca ruins in Peru. The explorer chopped his way ...

Ancient complex societies, with some much older than others, formed cultural and technological advances that have shaped our ...

Reporting for this episode of Chronicle was done as part of a Northeastern University study abroad program to Peru. Cusco, Peru, is considered the oldest living city in the Americas. No visit to Cusco ...

That’s why Machu Picchu is “one of those places that ... The Inca were the end result of 5,000 years of civilization that started at the same time as Egypt and Mesopotamia.

Are you familiar with old civilizations that created wonders that are celebrated even today? Today’s NYT Mini Crossword clue is “Ancient builder of Machu Picchu,” which tests your knowledge of history ...

On a local level, heavy metal and chemical pollution from unmaintained factories and infrastructure will exert pressures on ...

And from a historical standpoint, Machu Picchu, dating from the 15th century, is the new kid on the block, with Caral, now viewed as the cradle of Andean civilization, far outdating the Incan Empire.

I would commute by bus from “Machu Picchu Village,” ascending precipitous ... remnants of the descendants of a once-great Inca civilization whose apex was reached architecturally, as well ...