Inca: Temple Of The Condor At Ollantaytambo, Sacred Valley Of PeruThis symbolic temple reflects the spiritual beliefs of the ...

Earthquake-resistant masonry, sophisticated urban drainage systems and accurate astronomical observations are some of the achievements revealed in the ruins ... Inca Road. On a recent trip to Peru ...

On the morning of July 24, 1911, an enterprising lecturer-explorer from Yale University set off in a cold drizzle to investigate rumors of ancient Inca ruins in Peru. The explorer chopped his way ...

Note: Some of the below destinations may be affected by the civil unrest in Peru. Check with ... that was abandoned by the Incas after the Spanish conquest. The ruins feature about 200 structures ...

When the Spanish conquered Peru ... the urban core, temples and agricultural zones. High above the site is Intipunku (or the Sun Gate), where hikers on the Inca Trail arrive.

Machu Picchu, the royal retreat of the Incan emperor Pachacuti, sits atop the Urubamba Valley in Peru ... temples. In 1911, Yale historian Hiram Bingham stumbled upon the "lost city of the Incas." ...

Rising from obscurity in Peru's Cusco Valley during the ... and a new Spanish colonial city rose on their ruins, burying or obliterating the Inca past. In more recent times, civil unrest broke ...

temples, or fortresses. In return, rulers paid their laborers in clothing and food. Silver and gold were abundant, but only used for aesthetics. Inca kings and nobles amassed stupendous riches ...

Excavations in a valley in southern Peru revealed a special collective burial for victims of conflict, Polish researchers ...

temples, or fortresses. In return, rulers paid their laborers in clothing and food. Silver and gold were abundant, but only used for aesthetics. Inca kings and nobles amassed stupendous riches ...