Machu Pichu Imagine standing atop an ancient mountain fortress, your entire family’s eyes wide with wonder, mist dancing ...

He uncovered a few Inca-carved stone walls and bridges but dismissed the ruins and ultimately focused on Machu Picchu. Savoy uncovered much of the rest. So what then was this city that Bingham had ...

Although the reconstructed temples are the most impressive buildings, Machu Picchu’s most important structure is the Intihuatana or “hitching post of the sun,” a mysterious abstract stone ...

Inca mastery of landscape and environment is epitomised at Machu Picchu, their most famous ruin ... When the landscape proved too inhospitable for stone, they used straw, constructing beautiful ...

Llamas, ponchos, Machu Picchu and Paddington Bear ... but the tiered fields layered with stone walls remain. Behind it, the Catholic church that replaced it, built in 1607, is a prime example ...

Machu Picchu stands as the pinnacle of ancient engineering and architecture, enough for some parties to credit aliens for its construction. What mysteries does its stone paths hide? Oklahoma State ...

a 20-minute walk from Machu Picchu's entrance. From there, head to the Temple of the Sun to admire the exquisite Incan masonry and a granite stone that may have served as the Inca's calendar.