And remake the world they did. Rising from obscurity in Peru's Cusco Valley during the 13th century, a royal Inca dynasty charmed, bribed, intimidated, or conquered its rivals to create the ...

Mohenir Julinho Zapata Rodriguez, director of the Inka Museum, said that through this exhibition, he hopes to deepen the ...

Cristóbal de Molina, a Spanish priest who lived in Cusco around 1565 and observed Inca traditions, described how the Inca burned leaves and blew coca fumes toward the sun—their main deity—and ...

Reporting for this episode of Chronicle was done as part of a Northeastern University study abroad program to Peru. Cusco, Peru, is considered the oldest living city in the Americas. No visit to Cusco ...

Cusco is situated in the Peruvian Andes, and is famous for being the capital of the Inca empire from 13th to 16th century.

You'll likely start your journey near KM 82 along the Cusco-Aguas Calientes railway and then follow the trail's zigzagging path toward the "lost city." The three-night journey pays off with the ...

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To reach Machu Picchu without spending four days on the Inca Trail, you'll need to take a four-hour train ride from Cusco. Tourists aren't allowed to take the local trains that service to Machu ...

The train service linking Cusco with the Inca citadel of Macchu Picchu has also been closed, it was reported. According to a statement issued by the Peruvian Corporation of Airports and Commercial ...