The Inca Empire rose to dominate vast regions of South America, building roads, cities, and systems across harsh terrain.

For a scenic trip to the Andes, head to this charming tourist-friendly and white-walled city with a vibrant culture that is known as "the Athens of Ecuador." ...

Parrots captured in the Amazon rainforest by pre-Inca people were transported hundreds of miles over the Andes to coastal ...

High in the rugged peaks of the South Caucasus, archaeologists have uncovered the sprawling remnants of a forgotten ...

The Inca were a powerful Indigenous civilization that emerged in South America during the early 1200s and flourished until ...

From ancient Greece to the Mayan civilization, each birth date has unique soulful connections to the ancient world.

From this little-known corner of western Spain, Pizarro, Francisco de Orellana and other conquistadores left for the New ...

Researchers have identified the genetic material of scarlet fever while examining a tooth from a naturally mummified skull ...