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

The new owner’s name was José María Lasso, whose rebellious daughter married Leónidas Plaza, Ecuador’s president for two ...

Rachael Ryan, owner and CEO of Backyard Farms, said in addition to growing food, she has learned how to freeze-dry ...

The fabled route leading to Machu Picchu is one of the world's most jaw-droppingly beautiful treks – but it's also plagued by ...

On some sailings, your time at sea is combined with multi-day overland tours, so you can explore the Inca citadel of Machu ...

The opening of the Palma-Inca line in February 1875 promised greater prosperity for Mallorca. The railways are today viewed ...

But the Inca, whose world came to an end with the ... In other words, the ceramics might look pornographic, but they are actually about farming. Priapic “sex pots” thought to symbolise Moche ...

The herbal plant is eaten as a vegetable, the root is used as a supplement and medicine. The Inca's used dried maca root as a royal delicacy and even as a currency to pay their colonial Spanish taxes.

The thorny issue of popular cities and beauty spots being inundated with visitors is something that frequently raises its head. Helen Coffey picks out some just-as-worthwhile alternatives to the tradi ...

Thank the ancient Incas for one of today’s recipes. They were cultivating this humble tuber thousands of years ago. Potatoes were not accepted widely in Europe because they were known to be part ...

From the biblical annihilation of the Jews by the ancient Egyptians, the extermination of the native Indian populace by the Spanish conquistadors after the destruction of the Inca Empire ...