LIMA, Peru — Although the top tourist destination in Peru is the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, high in the Andes Mountains, the capital Lima also holds a treasure trove of ancient ruins ...

Five centuries ago, the Incas ruled the western half of South America with the help of a unique form of writing based on ...

LIMA — Archaeologists in Peru have discovered ... a pre-Inca society that thrived for centuries in arid plains nestled between the Pacific Ocean and Andes Mountains. The remains of eleven ...

A team of archaeologists has discovered an ancient labyrinthine system of tunnels hidden beneath the Peruvian city of Cusco, a former Inca stronghold nestled in the Andes mountains. The tunnel ...

Machu Picchu in Peru was built by the Incas in the 15th century as a religious sanctuary high in Andes Mountains. Peru's Machu Picchu, an Inca-era stone citadel nestled in its southeastern jungle ...

The reconstructed head and torso of Peru’s most famous ... during a 1995 expedition of the Andes. It is believed the girl likely was sacrificed in the Andes Mountains more than 500 years ago ...

Peru Ministry ... conquest of Peru, the Inca were an expansive culture known for their elaborate constructions throughout the Andes. Machu Picchu perched in the mountains, the bustling empire ...

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