At times stretching more than a mile, the labyrinth connected the Temple of the Sun to key points, such as a fortress. Incan builders made use of what’s known as the cut-and-cover method of ...
You can easily spend a full day discovering the urban core, temples and agricultural zones. High above the site is Intipunku (or the Sun Gate), where hikers on the Inca Trail arrive. All others ...
When seven archaeologists find an ancient Inca temple, they become victims of an ancient curse. Back in Europe, one by one they fall into a deep sleep and only once a day, all at the same time ...
From there, head to the Temple of the Sun to admire the exquisite Incan masonry and a granite stone that may have served as the Inca's calendar. Continue on to the Temple of Three Windows ...
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.