Cusco, the ancient capital of the Inca civilization, has been voted best cultural destination of the year 2024 by Tripadvisor ...

The quest for Inca Emperor Atahualpa’s Gold Treasure gains momentum as explorers find ancient Inca pathways and a secret lagoon. Credit: Online Collection of Brooklyn Museum / Public Domain A team of ...

The story of Juanita the Ice Maiden; one of the most famous mummies in the world who was offered up as an Inca child sacrifice ... Reinhard lying out in the sun on top of a dormant volcano ...

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 ...

Millones has analyzed the life of the Inca people ... to be children of the Sun.” Matos reflects: “The Sun has always been fundamental in agricultural societies. Both [the Aztecs and the Incas] were ...

Winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, the winter solstice falls ...

The shortest day of the year (which falls on December 21 in 2024) tends to get some people down, but in centuries past the ...

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In parts of ancient Europe, this was symbolized as the death and rebirth of the Sun, or of a Sun god.

Many ancient monuments, such as Newgrange, Stonehenge ... Inti Raymi (Peru): Dedicated to Inti, the Incan sun god, this festival involved fasting for three days before the solstice and gathering to ...