Nestled on a mountain ridge in the Urubamba Valley, Machu Picchu was built as a palace that was part of a larger royal estate belonging to the Inca emperor Pachacuti (reigned ca. 1420–1472).

A team of archaeologists has discovered an ancient labyrinthine system of tunnels hidden beneath the Peruvian city of Cusco, ...

At the height of its existence the Inca Empire was the largest nation on ... and wealth of his predecessor but .... built a new palace and acquired for himself silver and gold and all the rest." ...

Journey to the hauntingly beautiful remains of forgotten attractions with this stunning drone footage. Fly over the enigmatic ...

One of the first churched they built was San Francisco de Quito – constructed on top of the palace of the last undisputed Inca leader, Atahualpa. In a two part series, Dr Jago Cooper travels ...