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 ...

the Temple of the Sun, the Temple of the Condor and the Intihuatana Stone. Machu Picchu is believed to date back to the 1450s and to have been used for some 80 years before being abandoned ...

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.

Due to the discovery of nearby graves, there was even speculation that Machu Picchu was a nunnery for the Virgins of the Sun, a group of ... or the Temple of the Moon. Thought to be a ceremonial ...

snow-capped peaks glinted in the sun. To my surprise, I later found that it didn't matter whether the weather was perfect or Machu Picchu was shrouded in mist. In perfect weather you see clearly ...

The groundbreaking discovery was found over a mile of the network of streets, underneath the historic city of Cusco near Machu Picchu ... the city’s Temple of the Sun to the ancient Sacsayhuaman ...

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological sites ... Be prepared for the hot sun, cold nights, and lots of stair climbing at high elevations (the highest point ascends more than 13,700 ...

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 ...

the rising morning sun will illuminate Machu Picchu. As you walk through the main gate entrance to the site, the peak of Huayna Picchu is perfectly framed in the distance. Next to a temple is a ...

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 ...