Steeped in death, conquest, desire, and mystery, the legend of the lost Inca gold is guarded ... of gold was on its way from Ecuador. After that, the best and most persistent stories revolve ...

The last Sapa Inca to ascend the throne before Spanish contact, Huayna Capac, grandson of famed emperor Pachacuti, survived ...

Inca mastery of landscape and environment is epitomised at Machu Picchu, their most famous ruin ... Dr Jago Cooper travels through Peru and Ecuador to reassess the origins, accomplishments ...