The Incan Temple of the Sun in Cusco has long been a visual and cultural jewel of the ancient empire. But there’s even more ...

Spanish colonizers never found Machu Picchu. The arrival of Spanish conquistador ... lies an unseen cave known as Templo de la Luna, or the Temple of the Moon. Thought to be a ceremonial shrine ...

And gazing down on the Temple of the Sun, point out the Serpent Window, which according to legend was used to admit snakes to the shrine. Part of the fun of Machu Picchu is getting there.

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological sites ... route leads around the mountain past the Temple of the Moon, which takes about two to three hours. Either way, get ready to feel your ...

Machu Picchu is formed of buildings, plazas, and platforms connected by narrow lanes or paths. One sector is cordoned off to itself by walls, ditches, and, perhaps, a moat—built, writes ...

Six tourists were arrested on Sunday afternoon at Machu Picchu in Peru. Six tourists face jail after being accused of defecating in a sacred temple at Machu Picchu, one of the seven new wonders of ...

Note: Some of the below destinations may be affected by the civil unrest in Peru. Check with the U.S. Department of State before traveling. Machu Picchu is thought to be one of the largest and ...

underneath the historic city of Cusco near Machu Picchu. According to the Association of Archaeologists of Peru, the “chincana” - meaning labyrinth in Quechua- connect the city’s Temple of ...

Although it has been argued that other ancient wonders of comparable regard—such as the Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu in Peru, and the Aztec Temple in Tenochtitlan in Mexico—should have ...

The Temple of the Condor uses natural rock ­formations as the basis of a tribute to the ancient vulture. The Australian Museum’s latest blockbuster exhibition – Machu Picchu and the Golden ...

The final session crosses the Atlantic further west to the mountains of Peru where, at the mysterious Machu Picchu, we reconstruct an Inca astronomical Temple of the Sun and follow a folk-dance ...