Built high in the Peruvian Andes on the western edge of the Amazon Basin, the Inca stronghold of Machu Picchu has astounded ... high-altitude agriculture, and an economic system called mit'a ...

Many archaeologists believe Machu Picchu was a summer retreat for the emperor and his family. The Inca transformed agriculture in the Andes, using dramatic terraces like these at Moray to grow ...

The mountaintops around Machu Picchu pierce the clouds, which hover above the site. Your gaze is drawn to the details: homes, temples, agricultural lands, public spaces, fortresses. It is the so ...

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological ... You can easily spend a full day discovering the urban core, temples and agricultural zones. High above the site is Intipunku (or the Sun Gate ...