Then, start your journey at the House of the Terrace Caretaker and Funeral Rock, a 20-minute walk from Machu Picchu's entrance ... Instituto Nacional de Cultura website or the office in Cusco ...

which was in a broadly similar location to Machu Picchu. Others think it was a pilgrimage site to honor the founding of the Inca religion, or likely some combination of a spiritual and official ...

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological sites. Set in the Andes Mountains, the site was once an estate for the Inca emperor, as well as a place of worship and education. When the Spanish ...