In the heart of the Peruvian Andes, the ancient ritual of Inti Raymi returned in full colour on 24 June, as it does each year ...

An unfinished swimming pool in Peru revealed pre-Inca remains, prompting officials to declare the site a historical monument.

For hundreds of years, Andean people recorded information by tying knots into long cords. Will we ever be able to read them?

The Inca Empire managed vast territories without a written alphabet, relying instead on a mysterious system of knotted ...

An ancient society near the southern shores of Lake Titicaca in modern-day Bolivia was once one of the continent's most ...

On the southern shores of Lake Titicaca in present-day Bolivia, more than a thousand years ago, one of the most powerful and enigmatic civilizations of the Andes developed: the Tiwanaku. Considered by ...

Located roughly 300 miles north of Lima in Río Abiseo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Gran Pajatén complex contains remnants of the Chachapoya civilization, which thrived in the ...

The Inca Trail in Peru, perhaps the most famous ancient hiking route, leads to the famed Machu Picchu and offers a glimpse ...

Utility workers excavating trenches to expand the network of natural gas pipelines in Peru’s capital have uncovered a ...