Coricancha Temple, important temple of the Inca Empire, Cusco City, Cuzco, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Sacsayhuaman the former capital of the Inca empire, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Sacsayhuaman, the former capital of the Inca empire, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Young people gather in front of La Compania Church, Plaza de Armas square in Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, Peru, South America

Young people gather in Plaza de Armas square by the fountain in Cuzco in front of La Compania church in the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, Peru, South America

Sacsayhuaman, former capital of the Inca Empire, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Young people gather in Plaza de Armas square by the fountain in Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, Peru, South America

Cuzco, the ancient capital of the Inca Empire, Peru, South America viewed from above showing the Plaze de Armas and the inscription on the mountainside.

Sacsayhuaman, former capital of the Inca Empire, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Ruined capital of the Chimu empire, Chan Chan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, near Trujillo, Peru, South America

Llama (Lama Glama), Machu Picchu, Peru

Coricancha or Sun Temple, as most sacred of Inca temples it was covered in gold and is now the foundation of Santo Domingo Church, Cuzco, Peru

The Coricancha or Inca Sun Temple once the Empire's richest temple, now the foundation for the colonial church of Santo Domingo, Cuzco, Highlands, Peru

Coricancha or Sun Temple, as most sacred of Inca temples it was covered in gold and is now the foundation of Santo Domingo Church, Cuzco, Peru

The Coricancha or Inca Sun Temple once the Empire's richest temple, now the foundation for the colonial church of Santo Domingo, Cuzco, Highlands, Peru

Circular agricultural terraces at Moray near Cuzco where the Incas experimented with plants from different parts of their empire, Highlands, Peru