Nearby what was thought to be the oldest known astrological observatory in the Western Hemisphere, archaeologists discovered one even older. The site in the Casma Valley of Peru could be centuries ...

Cuzco (also spelled Cusco) is where the Incas once laid the foundations of their empire, and ancient ruins still stand near the once capital city — Machu Picchu is a sight to be seen at least once in ...

Legend once had it that the huge, three-toed footprints scattered across the central highlands of Bolivia came from supernaturally strong monsters — capable of sinking their claws even into solid rock ...

Isotopic analysis confirmed that the workers in Pompeii relied on hot-mixing when making their concrete. Samples from the ...

The chance rediscovery of the ancient Chinese Sanxingdui civilization is legendary in and of itself. In 1929, an unsuspecting ...

Less than a century after it was rediscovered, National Geographic's correspondent explored the ruins of Petra and found its ...

Peru's most famous site is changing. Two leading travel specialists reveal their strategies for the perfect visit in 2026.

Archaeologists have uncovered over 100 previously unknown structures in the remote Rio Abiseo National Park in Peru ...

Many of the world’s most fascinating archaeological sites are overshadowed by their more famous neighbors, leaving countless ...

High in the Peruvian Andes, where clouds cling to steep slopes and moss drapes every branch, archaeologists have mapped more ...

Calakmul remained relatively undisturbed until gum harvesters in Mexico led an American botanist to them in 1931. Here’s what ...

Richard Bevan reveals the real stories behind the world’s lost cities - how they fell, how they were found, and why their ...