To spare his life, the emperor offered up the largest cache of gold the Spanish ... the godsIn the Inca capital, Cusco, the Koricancha stood as a great temple dedicated to the sun god.

Spanish settlers knocked down all but the foundations of the Temple of the Sun, then built a church atop the Inca walls. Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons It’s long been rumored ...

At times stretching more than a mile, the labyrinth connected the Temple of the Sun to key points ... Cusco was once a thriving hub for the Inca Empire. Now, it’s a popular tourist spot and ...

Built by the ancient Inca, the labyrinth – or Chincana – radiates outwards from the Temple of the Sun, extending for more than a mile towards a fortress on the edge of the city. The discovery ...

So our little gold llama is a rare survivor. Gold was the emblem of the great Inca sun-god, and represented his generative powers. Gold was described as "sweat of the sun" just as silver was the ...

including the Temple of the Sun (Coricancha) and the fortress of Sacsayhuamán. Following up on a tip by a 17th century Jesuit monk, researchers discover an Inca tunnel network under Cusco.

Tickets and tours for the Inti Raymi festival of the Sun, Peru's largest and most famous celebration, are now available at IntiRaymiPeru.com some 70,000 tourists are expected to attend the Inti ...