Machu Picchu — the one highlight by which all historical sites in Peru are measured ... of the Incas The Sacred Valley of the Incas was the agricultural powerhouse of the Inca Empire.

To date, over 115 sacred Inca ceremonial sites have been excavated ... dot the Andes from central Chile to southern Peru. All of the sites are located in the region of the two southernmost Inca ...

At over 6,000 metres, Mt Ampato is one of the highest mountains in Peru, and a place were the Inca used in one of their most dramatic and powerful religious ceremonies: human sacrifice.

Very little is known about Capacocha, the sacred Inca ceremony of human sacrifice, but with each new archaeological discovery of a sacrificial mummy, more is revealed. The earliest and only known ...

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological sites ... once an estate for the Inca emperor, as well as a place of worship and education. When the Spanish conquered Peru, Machu Picchu was ...

Two friends embarked on a motorcycle adventure through Peru's Sacred Valley ... More adventurous types can take a multiday Inca Trail hike or take to the roads on two wheels.