A Glimpse into History Machu Picchu's history is as intriguing as its breathtaking scenery. Built in the 15th century under ...

The Inca Trail is approximately ... At 13,828 feet, it’s the highest point on the trail. Once there, it offers breathtaking panoramic views of the Andes. The Sun Gate entrance into Machu Picchu ...

This is the legendary Inca Trail, South America's most popular hike and one of the world's most jaw-droppingly beautiful treks. In an effort to protect the path, which was designed and built more ...

Visiting Peru – and specifically walking the Inca Trail – had been a vague ... the startling semicircular Temple of the Sun, the heavenly orientation of the Intihuatana sacred stone.

The Inca were ... post of the sun,” a mysterious abstract stone construction that ancient priests may have used to study the heavens and make astrological predictions. At the Temple of the ...

High above the site is Intipunku (or the Sun Gate), where hikers on the Inca Trail arrive ... route leads around the mountain past the Temple of the Moon, which takes about two to three hours.