Cusco & Machu Picchu Travel Guide. In Cusco, and the Sacred Valley, magnificent ruins await the adventurous traveler. The most famous of all is Machu Picchu.
Cusco is the former capital of the Inca Empire of the Sun. Since the 16th century, Spanish colonial buildings were built atop former Inca Palaces, of which only the foundations remain.
In the Sacred Valley, visitors can see the mysterious Moray Terraces and the pre-Inca Salt Mines of Maras. Ollantaytambo is a living Inca city and its towering ruins form the start of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. The long-lost Inca bastion was uncovered from the jungle in 1911.
Little is also known about how the Incas turned a multi-lingual tribal region in an empire that is now known as one of the
Cusco is the former capital of the Inca Empire of the Sun. Since the 16th century, Spanish colonial buildings were built atop former Inca Palaces, of which only the foundations remain.
In the Sacred Valley, visitors can see the mysterious Moray Terraces and the pre-Inca Salt Mines of Maras. Ollantaytambo is a living Inca city and its towering ruins form the start of the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. The long-lost Inca bastion was uncovered from the jungle in 1911.
Little is also known about how the Incas turned a multi-lingual tribal region in an empire that is now known as one of the