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 ...

Rualdo MenegatThe reasoning for choosing this extreme location was three-fold (protection against earthquakes, a water supply, and readily available building materials), but all resulted from one ...

Pisac, Urubamba, Ollantaytambo, and Maras Moray. Similarly, the former capital of the Inca empire, Cuzco, offers travelers colonial attractions like the San Pedro Market, its Plaza de Armas ...