While there are no records to attest to how the Inca mastered this art, perhaps some conclusions can be drawn from the practices that persist to the present day: children in the Andean highlands ...

The great plaza of Cusco was the political center of the Inca Empire. The Saphy River divided it into two sacred spaces, with the northeast area used for ceremonies. ART: JON FOSTER. JEFF OSBORN ...

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This Indian representation of Inca royalty dates back to 1800 ... professor of North American Art at the University of Minnesota. "They were fancy, but not always precious." ...

Embalming became an art—practiced in booths set up along the ... Early South American and Inca mummies While the ancient Egyptians may be the best-known mummy makers, they were not the first.

Meanwhile, art history buffs head to the Chilean Museum ... Highlights include pieces from the Inca and Aztec empires and Chinchorro mummies, a funerary technique that's 2,000 years older than ...

Maine’s Bowdoin College unveiled its art museum in 1811 ... Among its many treasures are the Burke Hall of Dinosaurs, Inca artifacts that Hiram Bingham discovered at Machu Picchu, and around ...

But if Machu Picchu is the Holy Grail, hiking the Inca Trail is the true pilgrimage ... Practical advice on the art of traveling smarter with tips, tricks and intel from En Route's panel of ...