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

Machu Picchu Incan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Moray Incan agricultural laboratory ruins near Maras, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Incan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Incan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Incan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Incan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Incan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Incan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Incan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

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

Moray Incan agricultural laboratory ruins near Maras, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Incan Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

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

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

Moray Incan agricultural laboratory ruins near Maras, Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Puka Pukara Ruins, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Sacsayhuaman Ruins, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Tambomachay Ruins, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Llama in Machu Picchu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Puka Pukara Ruins, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Sacsayhuaman Ruins, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Ruins seen from the Machu Picchu Mountain, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Ruins, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Machu Picchu Ruins seen from the Machu Picchu Mountain, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Salt terraces in the Sacred Valley where people are still mining and sifting the terraced pools as the Incas did 1000 years ago, Peru, South America

Salt terraces in the Sacred Valley where people are still mining and sifting the terraced pools as the Incas did 1000 years ago, Peru, South America

Salt terraces in the Sacred Valley where people are still mining and sifting the terraced pools as the Incas did 1000 years ago, Peru, South America

The ancient Incan citadel of Pisac in the Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

The ancient Incan citadel of Pisac in the Sacred Valley, Peru, South America

Inca Terraces, Pisac, Sacred Valley, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Pisac Ruins, Sacred Valley, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Inca Terraces, Pisac, Sacred Valley, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Sacsayhuaman Ruins, Cusco Region, Peru, South America

Tambomachay Ruins, Cusco 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

Machu Picchu, Peru, South America

Cacti, Bougainvillea, wrought iron and woodwork in the patio at Museo Larco in Lima, Peru.

Museo Rafael Larco in Lima, Peru.

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

Entrance to Sacsayhuaman or Saksaq Waman Inca or Incan mountain fortress near Cusco, Peru, South America

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Ancient Inca capital Calle Hatunrumiyoc has the most finely constructed Inca walls including the famous twelve sided stone, Cuzco, Peru

Gold Artifacts Chimu-Lambayeque Culture, 1100 to 1400AD, from the Lambayeque Valley on north coast a Funeral Mask created in one piece of gold, Peru

Gold Artifacts Chimu Culture, 1000-1400AD NCoast gold breastplate (pectoral) and two epaulets in the Rafael Herrera Museum, Lima, Peru

Precolumbian Gold Chimu Culture, 1000-1400AD drinking vessel of gold and turquoise, depicts idol with staff and headdress Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru

Precolumbian Gold Chimu Culture, 1000-1400AD mask with feline features in gold, turquoise and cinnabar paint collection of Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru

Precolumbian Gold Chimu Culture, 1000-1400AD TUMI ceremonial knife depicting legendary chief Naym Lap, gold and turquoise in Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru

Precolumbian Gold Chimu Culture, 1000-1400AD TUMI ceremonial knife depicting legendary chief Naym Lap, gold and turquoise in Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru

Precolumbian Gold Chimu Culture, 1000-1400AD ear ornaments of gold, lapiz and turquoise shows warrior with victim's head Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru

Inca vase or Aryballos, Classic design, c 1400 to 1532AD, from near Cuzco, in the collection of the Chicago Art Institute, Peru

14th-15thC Incan woven textile dolls used as grave offerings, Peru

Chancay Culture, 13C AD the Inca God 'Wiracocha' holding the symbols of his power in the collection of the Museo Amano, Lima, Peru

Precolumbian Gold Chimu Culture 1000-1400AD Gold Arms with embossed warrior figures, used in funerary rites collection of Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru

Precolumbian Gold Chimu Culture 1000-1400AD Gold Arms with embossed warrior figures, used in funerary rites collection of Museo del Oro, Lima, Peru

Inca Culture, 14-15thC AD 'quipu' a traditional counting device using knots on strings Nat Archaeological Museum, Lima, Peru

Sacsayhuaman a huge, hilltop, Inca fortress built in the 15thc above Cuzco with zigzag battlements constructed of immense stones, Highlands, Peru

Inca Culture c 1400 to 1532AD, ceramic figure representing a shaman, in the collection of the Banco Central de Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

Ancient Inca capital view toward the Plaza de Armas across the terra cotta tiled roofs of the old city, Cuzco, Peru

Ancient Inca capital Calle Hatunrumiyoc near the Plaza de Armas has some of the most finely constructed Inca walls, Cuzco, Peru

Inca Ingapirca, north of Cuenca, is Ecuador's greatest Inca archaeological site Sun Temple was main structure in the fortified Inca town, Highlands, Ecuador