"The conquest of the Titicaca Basin was the jewel in the crown of the Inca Empire," says Charles Stanish ... three to seven years' worth of food in vast storage complexes. Imperial officials ...

Coca started to be used to dull hunger in lean times. Nevertheless, its association with food for the elite prevailed until the Inca Empire was conquered by the Spanish in 1532. The coca harvest ...

At the height of its existence the Inca Empire was the largest nation on Earth ... In return, rulers paid their laborers in clothing and food. Silver and gold were abundant, but only used for ...

All gold belonged to the ruler of the empire, the Inca himself, who claimed to be descended from the sun god. Llamas were the Incas' most important domestic animal, providing food, clothing and ...

In the mid- to late-16th century, the Inca empire—weakened by internal strife—fell to the rule of invading Spanish colonizers. The Inca left no written records of their underground ...

This cultural mosaic was welded together into one powerful empire by the Inca military machine, and that machine depended on thousands upon thousands of llamas, to provide portage and food.

A remarkable discovery of underground tunnels beneath Cusco’s historic district is offering fresh insights into Inca ...

Ruled by an emperor, or Sapa Inca, who represented (and was descended from) the sun god, the Inca assimilated multiple regional tribes in a 300,000-square-mile area to produce a complex empire ...

At the height of its existence the Inca Empire was the largest nation on Earth ... In return, rulers paid their laborers in clothing and food. Silver and gold were abundant, but only used for ...

All gold belonged to the ruler of the empire, the Inca himself, who claimed to be descended from the sun god. Llamas were the Incas' most important domestic animal, providing food, clothing and ...