The Incan Temple of the Sun in Cusco has long been a visual and cultural jewel of the ancient empire. But there’s even more ...

Archaeologists Use Radar Mapping and Sound Tests to Locate an Ancient Inca Underground Tunnel in Peru Archaeologists had confirmed there was an underground tunnel network beneath Cusco, Peru, from the ...

The dug-out passages may follow the exact path of the Inca capital’s aboveground roads Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent Spanish settlers knocked down all but the foundations of the Temple of ...

Chinkana, meaning labyrinth, is an archaeological site beneath the city of Cusco in Peru, which was the capital of the Incan ...

The Inca were the end result of 5,000 years of ... A main plaza flanked by stone homes, temples, workshops, bathing areas, and a royal palace, surrounded in turn by stone terraces where maize ...

including the Temple of the Sun (Coricancha) and the fortress of Sacsayhuamán. Following up on a tip by a 17th century Jesuit monk, researchers discover an Inca tunnel network under Cusco.

A remarkable discovery of underground tunnels beneath Cusco’s historic district is offering fresh insights into Inca engineering and cultural practices. Cusco, once the illustrious capital of the Inca ...

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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), where hikers on the Inca Trail arrive. All others ...

When seven archaeologists find an ancient Inca temple, they become victims of an ancient curse. Back in Europe, one by one they fall into a deep sleep and only once a day, all at the same time ...

At times stretching more than a mile, the labyrinth connected the Temple of the Sun to key points, such as a fortress. Incan builders made use of what’s known as the cut-and-cover method of ...