Ongoing archaeological investigations have revealed that ancient Maya Ucanal was a 10-square-mile metropolis with a ...

The colony of Augusta Emerita, which became present-day Mérida in Estremadura, was founded in 25 B.C. at the end of the Spanish Campaign and was the capital of Lusitania. The well-preserved remains of ...

The Mauritanian capital, founded in the 3rd century B.C., became an important outpost of the Roman Empire and was graced with many fine buildings. Extensive remains of these survive in the ...

The 16 women from Huilloc Alto clutched their blue ID cards and train tickets for the Inca Rail service, waiting at the station. Despite living in the Sacred Valley, many of them ...