priests and officials of the Inca Empire. Mummified boy from El Plomo hill (Chilean National Museum of Natural History) Before his death, there are signs that the boy walked more than 2,000km ...

The blow is believed to have been skillfully executed. “The chronicles of Spanish priests — who had been in contact with the Inca Empire — described this form of violent death in these offerings, but ...

Chile’s National Museum of Natural History says the child was killed around 1460 at a sacrificial ceremony called Qhapaq hucha, or Capacocha, which was likely attended by nobles, priests and officials ...

Machu Picchu is a striking and well-preserved mountain estate built in the middle of the 15th century. It was inhabited ...

Afterwards, visit the Qoricancha temple, considered the most sacred Inca building. According to archaeologists it housed over 1000 priests and attendants. It was built over an Inca palace ...

“The Inca were trying to control that event by offering the most ... The findings run counter to historical narratives passed down by Spanish officials and priests that Mesoamerican cultures tended to ...

Lucy Barnard is walking from Argentina to Alaska – the length of the Americas – on an extraordinary journey of endurance and ...