High above Cusco stands Sacsayhuaman, an ancient fortress built from colossal stones weighing many tons each. Fitted so precisely that not even a knife blade can slip between them, these walls ...

While Sacsayhuamán is famous as an Inca ceremonial fortress near Cusco, its stone walls — some blocks weighing over 100 tons — show fretting joints, perfect fit, and angular cuts that resemble even ...

Sacsayhuamán an ancient citadel amidst the Peruvian Andes is an architectural marvel It was built more than 900 years ago and no living person knows how such large rocks were fitted so perfectly into ...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the ruins of an ancient temple, roadway and irrigation systems at a famed fortress overlooking the Inca capital of Cuzco, officials involved with the dig said ...

Each year on June 24th, Cusco, Peru - already an ancient city - transforms itself into the Inca capital that it once was. The Inti Raymi festival is an authentic re-enactment of a sacred Inca ...

LIMA, Peru — Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of an ancient temple, roadway and irrigation systems at a famed fortress overlooking the Inca capital of Cuzco, according to officials involved ...

Ancient civilizations exhibited remarkable technological expertise, evident in artifacts like the Antikythera Mechanism, Great Pyramids of Giza, Sacsayhuamán fortress, Nazca Lines, and the Iron Pillar ...

In Cusco, Peru, the Inti Raymi festival was reenacted by hundreds in elaborate robes, celebrating the ancient sun festival with offerings and staged rituals. In the heart of the Peruvian Andes, the ...

Spanish settlers knocked down all but the foundations of the Temple of the Sun, then built a church atop the Inca walls. Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons It’s long been rumored that a ...

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered ancient temple ruins that could predate the Inca empire. The temple on the periphery of the Sacsayhuaman fortress includes 11 rooms thought to have held mummies ...