Emperor Kuzco, a pampered and selfish ruler, is transformed into a llama by his ex-administrator Yzma. He must now find a way to reclaim his throne with the help of Pacha, a gentle llama herder. Together, they navigate various obstacles and learn important lessons about humility, friendship, and redemption.
In 16th-century, Esteban, Zia, and Tao embark on an epic adventure to find the Mysterious Cities of Gold, encountering betrayal, treasure hunters, and the secrets of the Mayan and Incan civilizations in the process.
The Emperor's New School follows the story of Emperor Kuzco, who is turned into a llama and sent to the Emperor's New School to learn about becoming a better leader. Along the way, he deals with friendships, jealousy, and various challenges that test his character. Despite his narcissistic tendencies, Kuzco gradually learns the value of humility and the importance of surrounding himself with true friends.
Tintin embarks on a thrilling adventure to Peru where he must rescue a kidnapped scientist and retrieve a sacred object from the ancient Temple of the Sun. Along the way, he faces various obstacles such as boa constrictors, crocodiles, and treacherous mountain terrain.
In 16th century Peru, a Spanish expedition led by Francisco Pizarro captures the Inca Emperor Atahualpa, setting off a clash of cultures and a search for gold. As the Spanish soldiers navigate through the treacherous Andes Mountains and the dense jungle, they encounter the powerful Inca civilization and face their own greed and prejudice. The fate of the Emperor and the Spanish soldiers hangs in the balance as they confront the complexities of religion, colonization, and the value of human life.
In Vibes (1988), two psychics are hired to find a lost city of gold. Along the way, they encounter various obstacles and uncover secrets about themselves and their abilities.
In the first episode of 'The Spiders' series, adventurers embark on a dangerous journey to find a legendary treasure hidden in the Golden Sea. Their path is filled with peril as they encounter a secret society, decipher clues on a treasure map, and uncover the mysteries of a lost civilization. Along the way, they must face human sacrifices and overcome the challenges of a treacherous environment.
Rascar Capac, the sinister creature featured on Hergé's album The Seven Crystal Balls (1948), has left its mark on many generations of readers. To draw it, the Belgian cartoonist was probably inspired by a mummy exhibited in the first pre-Columbian exhibition organized by the Brussels Cinquantenaire Museum in 1923. Two intrepid archaeologists embark on a fascinating journey to reconstruct the story of the mysterious mummy.
Thousands of years before the Inca, a megalithic civilization was founded at Lake Titicaca which spread 500 miles to Cuzco, following a global flood that destroyed the Earth in 9000 BC. Its architects — Viracocha and his seven Shining Ones — disappeared as mysteriously as they appeared, yet the legacy of temples they left behind still baffles the modern mind. Filmed at Tiwanaku, Puma Punku, Cuzco, Quenqo, Saqsayhuaman, Amuru Machay, Quillarumiyoc, Pisac, Tombomachay, Huayna Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Machu Picchu, Cutimbo, Silustani and Amaru Meru.
Kukuli, a young llama herder, leaves her grandparents in the countryside of Cusco to attend the Feast of Mamacha Carmen in the town of Paucartambo.
In the mountains of Peru, an environmental scientist discovers ancient artifacts submerged beneath the headwaters of the Amazon; his findings could save this sacred landscape from mining devastation.
Dr Jago Cooper travels through Peru and Ecuador to reassess the origins, accomplishments and nature of one of the greatest empires the world has ever seen.
Deep in the Andean mountains lays a mysterious ruin named Machu Picchu. For 400 years it sat abandoned on its misty cliff, the quintessential lost city in the jungle. Rediscovered in 1911, it contained no written records or carvings, nothing that could shed light on its history. For a century since, it has defied the endless scores of visitors and scientists who attempted to understand its purpose. Who were the mysterious people who built it and why did they build it here? Today an international team of archeologists, engineers and scientists are finally piecing together the clues. Together they are discovering astonishing new burials, revealing the intricacies of its ingenious engineering and finally decoding the secrets of Machu Picchu.
A Mayan Trance on a young lad appears while having a Sacred Holy Tattoo inscription inked onto his skin
It recounts the mystery surrounding the treasure of the last Inca emperor.
In 1424, the Chancas tried to conquer a small kingdom: the Incas. In this war, the destiny of the Andean world was decided with the rise of Pachacutec as the leader in Cusco, and the genesis of the Incan Empire and its expansion under his rule. This short narrates the decisive battle between the two factions, along with mythological elements.
Documentary about the most popular music of the Andes -- Huayno music -- and explores the lives of three Huayno musicians in a contemporary Peru torn between the military and the Shining Path guerrillas.
The documentary follows an expedition led by the adventurer and photographer Jorge Juan Anhalzer, in the heart of the Llanganati, in search of the enormous Inca treasure hidden in the Ecuadorian mountains.
Through a mix of crime-lab science, archeology, and history, this NOVA/National Geographic special presents new evidence that is changing what we know about the final days of the once-mighty Inca Empire.