An intoxicated man wielding a metal tool is accused of attacking and damaging the Stone of Twelve Angles in Peru, a famed ...
was a conquistador and one of the first Europeans to set foot in the Inca Empire, which once stretched from Colombia to Chile. Within a few years of the Spanish conquest in 1532, all that remained was ...
The Stone of the Twelve Angles is one of the most representative icons of Inca architecture, known for the perfect ...
All gold belonged to the ruler of the empire, the Inca himself, who claimed to be descended from the sun god. Llamas were the Incas' most important domestic animal, providing food, clothing and ...
The closure is part of a comprehensive conservation plan executed by the Decentralized Directorate of Culture of Cusco to ensure the safety of tourists and preserve archaeological heritage.
"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 ...