Inca Origins. Special | 1m 31s Video has Closed Captions | CC. A temple at the center of Cuzco, Peru, marks the place of Inca origins. The Qorikancha is closely associated with the Inca origin story.

A Glimpse into History Machu Picchu's history is as intriguing as its breathtaking scenery. Built in the 15th century under ...

Nestled atop a mountain ridge in Peru, the 15th-century Inca city of Machu Picchu had sat largely forgotten for centuries—until archaeologist Hiram Bingham began excavations of the ruins a ...

Thousands of years of history await in Peru's Lost City of the Incas. Soak up the breathtaking view of Machu Picchu. Photograph by Mike Theiss, Nat Geo Image Collection ...

Through a mix of crime-lab science, archeology, and history, this NOVA/National Geographic special presents new evidence that is changing what we know about the final days of the once-mighty Inca ...

The Atlantic has a fascinating deep dive into khipus — long cords that the Inca tied knots into to preserve information. Few know how to read the knots, which are hundreds of years old and fragile.

Researchers have re-created the face of Juanita, an Incan girl preserved as a frozen mummy in the Andes after a human sacrifice around 500 years ago.