Inspired by recent archaeological research, the people in the Cuzco region of Peru are rebuilding terraces and irrigation systems and reclaiming traditional crops and methods of planting. Cynthia ...
The seeds of the Inca Empire were planted about 2,700 years ago when a warm spell combined with piles of llama excrement allowed maize agriculture to take root high up in the South American Andes, ...
A settlement that may have been one of the last refuges of the Incas has been discovered on a remote and rugged Andean peak--a finding that could shed new light on the origin and demise of the last ...