Inca terraces and ruins, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu, Peru, South AmericaThe lost city of the Inca was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911

Typical Inca wall, Machu Picchu, Peru, South AmericaThe lost city of the Inca was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911

Machu Picchu, Peru, South AmericaThe lost city of the Inca was rediscovered by Hiram Bingham in 1911

Portrait of a young Peruvian man in traditional dress, with a flute, Inca ruins of Sacsayhuaman, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Portrait of a local woman in traditional dress, carrying her baby on her back, in front of Inca ruins, near Cuzco, Peru, South America

Portrait of a local woman in traditional dress, carrying her baby on her back, in front of Inca ruins, near Cuzco, Peru, South America

Ceremonial Plaza and the unique elliptical structure of the Temple of the Sun, which exhibits classic Inca mortar-less stonework, at Ecuador's most important Inca site, Ingapirca, Canar Province, Southern Highlands, Ecuador, South America

Ceremonial Plaza and the unique elliptical structure of the Temple of the Sun, which exhibits classic Inca mortar-less stonework, at Ecuador's most important Inca site, Ingapirca, Canar Province, Southern Highlands, Ecuador, South America

The Temple of the Sun, showing classic Inca mortar-less stonework and a trapezoidal doorway, at the most important Inca site in Ecuador, at elevation of 3230m, Ingapirca, Canar Province, Southern Highlands, Ecuador, South America

Guide talking to tourists at the Inca fortification of Sacsayhuaman, near Cuzco, Peru, South America

Wall in the foreground of the Inca ruin of Coricancha, with the church of Santo Domingo in the background, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Ancient doorway to enter the top of the Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo, The Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Inca ruins, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Inca ruins of Pisac, near the village of Pisac, The Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Inca fortification of Sacsayhuaman with Cuzco in background, near Cuzco, Peru, South America

Inca ruins, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Outer walls of Sacsayhuaman Inca Fortress, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Backpackers look at the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Inca ruins in morning light, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Urubamba province, Peru, South America

Tourists visiting terraces and ruins of Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Coricancha and Santo Domingo Convent, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco (Cuzco), Peru, South America

Archaeological site of former Inca site at Pinkulluna, Ollantaytambo, Ollantaytambo District, Sacred Valley, Urubamba Province, Cusco (Cuzco) Region, Peru, South America

Inca ruins, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Early 17th century Cathedral, Cuzco, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Ruins of Inca town site, seen from south, with Rio Urabamba below, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Classic view from Funerary Rock of Inca town site, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Interlocking Inca stonework in granite, in old town, now the Museo Arte Religioso, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Trapezoid, Nazca Lines (Nasca Lines), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Looking down onto the Inca city from the Inca trail, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Trapezoidal door, Inca fortress, Ollantaytambo, Peru, South America

Inca archaeological site of Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Lost city of the Incas at dawn, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Inti Raymi festival, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Inti Raymi festival, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Inti Raymi festival, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Inca site, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Tourist watches clouds swirl around mountains, Inca Trail, Peru, South America

Carrying baby, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Classic view from Funerary Rock of Inca town site, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Two children, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Sacred Valley of the Inca, Urubamba, Peru, South America

View over valley and Inca terraces near Chivay, Colca Canyon, Peru, South America

Aerial view of Inca terraces, Colca Canyon, Chivay, Peru, South America

Intihuatana, hitching post of sun, Inca site in the Urubamba Valley, Pisac, Peru, South America

Inca ruins, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Inca salt pans below salt spring, Salineras de Maras, Sacred Valley, Cuzco region (Urabamba), Peru, South America

Religious procession on Christmas Day, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Inca salt pans below salt spring, Salineras de Maras, Sacred Valley, Cuzco region (Urabamba), Peru, South America

Ciclo Piche walls, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Inca cemetery near Nazca, Peru, South America

Inca fortress, Ollantaytambo, Peru, South America

Inca salt pans below salt spring, Salineras de Maras, Sacred Valley, Cuzco region (Urabamba), Peru, South America

Cuzco, Peru, South America

Two children, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Inca archaeological site of Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Principal temple, Inca site, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Alpaca, Cuzco, Peru, South America

Agricultural terraces in ruins of Inca site, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Inca ruins, Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Baroque facade on Plaza de Armas, Jesuit Church of La Compania, Cuzco, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Peru, South America

Portrait of an elderly man, Cuzco, Peru, South America

The sacred city of Machu Picchu sunlit and enveloped in low clouds; Cusco, Peru

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Mural by Juan Bravo, c1995, depicting the history of the Incan Civilization attack of Pizarro and the Spanish on Cuzco, Peru

Mural by Juan Bravo, c1995, depicting the history of the Incan Civilization Invasion of Pizarro and the Spanish Conquistadors, Cuzco, Peru

Mural by Juan Bravo, c1995, depicting the history of the Incan Civilization Pachacutec Yupanqui directing construction of Cuzco, Peru