This story appears in the April 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. On the remote Peruvian island of Taquile, in the middle of the great Lake Titicaca, hundreds of people stand in silence ...

Machu Picchu in the Andes Mountains is a little off the beaten path, but it is still close to several hidden gems where you can explore the beauty of Peru.

Machu Picchu's history is as intriguing as its breathtaking scenery. Built in the 15th century under the reign of the Inca emperor Pachacuti, this city was a testament to the empire's power and ...

Some of you might just recognise the plaintive moan or humming sound of a llama. It's the sound that around five hundred years ago accompanied the building of an empire, the Empire of the Inca ...

At the high Andes village of Chawaytiri, Secretary G. Wayne Clough took part in the Procession of the Llama. Rob Leopold Mysteries of the Incas remain, but we continue to learn about their great ...

Question: I've heard that there are stone walls on Easter Island that look very much like the Inca stone walls. Have you seen them, and do you know if there is any evidence on Easter Island about ...

Steeped in death, conquest, desire, and mystery, the legend of the lost Inca gold is guarded by remote, mist-veiled mountains in central Ecuador. Somewhere deep inside the unforgiving Llanganates ...

This small gold model of a llama is a fitting offering for an Inca mountain god. The Incas revered gold as the sweat of the sun and believed that it represented the sun's regenerative powers.

(This program is no longer available for online streaming.) Through a mix of crime-lab science, archeology, and history, this NOVA/National Geographic special presents new evidence that is ...

The history of the Plaza de Armas stretches back all the way to the Inca Empire when it was called Huacaypata or Aucaypata. The massive square (originally twice its current size) was built as a ...

This small gold model of a llama is a fitting offering for an Inca mountain god. The Incas revered gold as the sweat of the sun and believed that it represented the sun's regenerative powers.