first came to Maukallacta in the early 1980s to uncover the origins of the Inca Empire. At the time most historians and archaeologists believed that a brilliant, young Andean Alexander the Great ...

Andean populations created these characteristic ... Public officials and regional or local lords were paid for their services to the empire in precious metals, fine textiles, and baskets of ...

But we know from these, and from the objects left behind, that the making of the Inca Empire is one of the most extraordinary achievements in the history of the world. Andean territory is ...

The golden llama figure here presented dates from the Inca Empire, and was probably part of a burial. During the last five centuries several functions of the llama, and the other Andean camelids ...

To date, over 115 sacred Inca ceremonial sites have been excavated at an elevation over 15,000 feet on some 30 Andean peaks ... to the expansion of the empire southward. Especially important ...

The allure of the elusive world of the lost empire, the exceptional condition of the historic site, and the dramatic Andean landscape in which it's situated all draw millions of travelers to Machu ...

The golden llama figure here presented dates from the Inca Empire, and was probably part of a burial. During the last five centuries several functions of the llama, and the other Andean camelids ...