Centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire, a much smaller kingdom on the central coast of Peru already had a sophisticated ...

Ancient parrots really got around. A new analysis of their DNA found that humans transported living Amazonian macaw parrots across the Andes mountains to coastal Peru hundreds of years before the Inca ...

Centuries before the Inca emerged, Amazonian parrots were carried alive across the Andes and raised in captivity on Peru's coast for their vibrant feathers.

Ancient DNA pulled from colorful feathers inside a sealed Peruvian tomb has revealed that pre-Inca societies ran a ...

Learn how ancient DNA and isotope analysis revealed that Amazon parrots were transported alive across the Andes to coastal Peru in a pre-Inca trade network.

The 14,000-foot-high plain of the Andes, where the Inca civilization flourished five centuries ago, is as barren a land as the world possesses. With its packs of llamas running across the puna, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As an alternative to visiting Machu Picchu, travelers can opt to explore other places in Peru, like Arequipa, surrounded by five ...

While the world-famous Inca Trail is undoutedly Peru’s headline hike, the Quarry Trail is a less-crowded alternative that’s just as rewarding.

As an alternative to visiting Machu Picchu, travelers can opt to explore other places in Peru, like Arequipa, surrounded by five volcanoes and home to the Monastery of Santa Catalina. Gabby Salazar, ...