As the powerful controlled production and distribution, access to coca was, at first, limited to the Inca elites. Terraces in the archaeological site of Pisac, near Cusco, Peru. Andean populations ...

With fantastic terraces and storehouses in the ancient Inca ruins at Ollantaytambo, the famous Machu Picchu, and the circular ...

The Inca's sophisticated understanding of engineering and agriculture is evident in the terraces and buildings that have ...

It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at its height; its giant walls, terraces and ramps seem as if they have been cut naturally in the continuous rock escarpments. The ...

crop terraces, irrigation canals, temples, or fortresses. In return, rulers paid their laborers in clothing and food. Silver and gold were abundant, but only used for aesthetics. Inca kings and ...

From the alpaca yarn on wooden looms to the ancient hillside circular terraces, Inca traditions are woven through Peru’s Sacred Valley. So are they at Las Qolqas Eco Lodge. Sitting halfway ...

The Inca transformed agriculture in the Andes, using dramatic terraces like these at Moray to grow warm-weather crops in a cold-weather climate. The Inca Empire encompassed mountains, forests ...

crop terraces, irrigation canals, temples, or fortresses. In return, rulers paid their laborers in clothing and food. Silver and gold were abundant, but only used for aesthetics. Inca kings and ...