Built by the ancient Inca, the labyrinth – or Chincana – radiates outwards from the Temple of the Sun, extending for more than a mile towards a fortress on the edge of the city. The discovery ...

They wrote of palaces walled with sheets of gold, of gold and silver statues of humans and animals ... Gold was the emblem of the great Inca sun-god, and represented his generative powers.

They were picked and then laid out in thin layers to dry in the sun. Imperfectly colored leaves ... and intricately decorated pouches to carry leaves. Statue of an Inca porter, holding a coca ...

Small statue from Peru Some of you might just recognise ... Gold was the emblem of the great Inca sun-god, and represented his generative powers. Gold was described as "sweat of the sun" just ...