The legend begins in the 16th century, when the great Inca Empire in western South America was giving way to European invaders. Atahualpa was an Inca king who, after warring with his half-brother ...

According to the legends, Tanta Carhua told the village ... the crown seat of the Inca empire. Priests, family members, and chiefs would accompany the child on this great journey to meet the ...

this NOVA/National Geographic special presents new evidence that is changing what we know about the final days of the once-mighty Inca Empire. This probing story of archeological discovery begins ...

This myth acknowledges the great importance that ... from as early as the ninth millennium B.C. It was during the Inca Empire, however, a little before the arrival of the Spanish, that coca ...

Though the 16th-century Spanish conquistador invasion ended the Inca Empire, the legacy of the Incas lives on in their architectural triumphs—precise, remarkably engineered stoneworks rising ...

Although this empire was highly organised militarily ... Our little llama is made of gold, a key substance in Inca myth. Today, Inca objects in gold and silver are rare survivals - just tiny ...

Although this empire was highly organised militarily ... Our little llama is made of gold, a key substance in Inca myth. Today, Inca objects in gold and silver are rare survivals - just tiny ...