Steeped in death, conquest, desire, and mystery, the legend of the lost Inca gold is guarded by remote, mist-veiled mountains in central Ecuador. Somewhere deep inside the unforgiving Llanganates ...

Not surprisingly, the Inca also made models of this hardy creature that was so fundamental to the lives of the people and to the running of the Empire. Our little gold llama is so tiny that it can ...

This small gold model of a llama is a fitting offering for an Inca mountain god. The Incas revered gold as the sweat of the sun and believed that it represented the sun's regenerative powers.

Step aside, stevia — there’s a new natural sweetener sneaking into the smoothies of the health-conscious. This South American ...

The ancient rulers of the region ... The Spanish melted down almost every Inca artifact of silver or gold. Rare pieces that survive include a ritual cup adorned with a sacred feline and figurines ...

Libby Purves meets actor Brian Cox and singer June Tabor. Coming up at: 21:58 Weather View full schedule Inca gold llama (made between 1400 and 1550). Small statue from Peru Some of you might just ...

The expedition's efforts resulted in the discovery of an ancient Inca road that coincides with ... where General Rumiñahui threw the remaining gold to save it from the Spaniards' greed following ...