Inca children bound for ritual sacrifices were given the powerful ayahuasca drug before their death, a new study found. The findings, published April 2 in a peer-reviewed journal, are the first to ...

Spanish records dating to the 16th century hinted that the Inca people performed underwater ritual offerings, and archaeologists have finally found one that's still intact.

Dead for 500 years, this Inca sacrificial mummy found on Chile's El Plomo Peak has opened the door to further inquiry into the strange and mysterious ritual life of the Inca.

The Sacrificial Ceremony Part 2 (back to Part 1) Meanwhile, high on the mountain's summit, the sacrificial platforms would be under construction and the burial site being prepared.

Site of Machu Picchu, Peru, 2010. The 'lost city of the Incas' is located at an altitude of 2,400 meters. It was discovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911. PATRICK J. ENDRES/ALASKAPHOTOGRAPHICS/CORBIS ...

Archaeologists already knew that the Incas sacrificed llamas—often 100 at a time during ritual celebrations—but previously only their bones had been unearthed.

The archaeologists were studying a water complex fed by the Urubamba River that includes 14 ritual baths situated around two patios all centered on a ritual altar ringed by gardens and fountains.

Once a sacred site of the Inca Empire, it still draws thousands every solstice. Inti Raymi was established in the 15th century by Emperor Pachacuti to honour Inti, the Sun god and supreme deity of ...

Video. The Bolivian government held a ceremony in the presence of Indigenous authorities to rename a mummified Inca girl, honouring them during the celebration of the World's Indigenous People's ...

Inca and his entourage at the Inti Raymi Inti Raymi at Sacsayhuaman Inca fortress The Inti Raymi "Coya" or Queen in Quechua Tickets and tours for the Inti Raymi festival of the Sun, Peru's largest ...