While there are no records to attest to how the Inca mastered this art, perhaps some conclusions can be drawn from the practices that persist to the present day: children in the Andean highlands ...

The great plaza of Cusco was the political center of the Inca Empire. The Saphy River divided it into two sacred spaces, with the northeast area used for ceremonies. ART: JON FOSTER. JEFF OSBORN ...

Archaeologists have unearthed a richly decorated throne room and a “Hall of the Braided Serpents” from the Moche culture, ...

This Indian representation of Inca royalty dates back to 1800 ... professor of North American Art at the University of Minnesota. "They were fancy, but not always precious." ...

A new blockbuster exhibition, Machu Picchu and the Golden Empires of Peru, will feature more than 100 artefacts and a virtual ...

Mexican-born local artist Victor Melendez set out to design a Hispanic Heritage Night jersey extending beyond his own ...

Meanwhile, art history buffs head to the Chilean Museum ... Highlights include pieces from the Inca and Aztec empires and Chinchorro mummies, a funerary technique that's 2,000 years older than ...

The Argentinian painter, featuring in Spotlight this year, is increasingly revered for her pioneering abstractions that ...

Another artist whose style is influenced by the folk art, beliefs and myths of the indigenous people of South America is the Inca guru of Chilean street art: Inti. He created the largest mural in ...

But if Machu Picchu is the Holy Grail, hiking the Inca Trail is the true pilgrimage ... Practical advice on the art of traveling smarter with tips, tricks and intel from En Route's panel of ...