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The 17th-century cabildo of Salta, Argentina. The cabildo was a local council established in towns during the Spanish colonial period.

The Inca road system formed a network known as the royal highway or qhapaq ñan, which became an invaluable part of the Inca empire. Roads facilitated the movement of armies, people, and goods across plains, deserts, and mountains. They connected...

The Inca civilization (c. 1400-1533 CE) is among the most vital of South America in terms of its cultural influence and legacy. The Inca began as a small tribe who steadily grew in power to conquer other peoples all down the coast from Columbia...

A digital reconstruction Temple B in the Area Sacra di Largo Argentina, Rome. The reconstruction is based on how the temple may have appeared when it was built in 101 BCE. Made by NeoMam Studios and THISISRENDER in collaboration with Expedia...

An aerial view of Iguazu Falls on the border of Argentina and Brazil.

Tests on three mummies found in Argentina have shed new light on the Inca practice of child sacrifice. Scientists have revealed that drugs and alcohol played a key part in the months and weeks leading up to the children's deaths.

In which John Green talks about the many revolutions of Latin America in the 19th century. At the beginning of the 1800s, Latin America was firmly under the control of Spain and Portugal. The revolutionary zeal that had recently created the...

The Ides of March is one of the most important dates in Roman history. Watch this incredible dramatic production by Gruppo Storico Romano (Ides of March 2015) in the Republican era Largo Argentina temples precinct, physically next to the...

The Republican period is an essential period to study in order to understand the creation of the Roman Empire. We can trace the city's successes and expansion of the city through its process of urban renewal and construction of ancient monuments...

The apparatus of colonial government in the Spanish Empire consisted of multiple levels, starting with the monarchy and Council of the Indies at the top and moving down to the viceroy, audiencias, mayors, and local councils. The system was...