And gazing down on the Temple of the Sun, point out the Serpent Window, which according to legend was used to admit snakes to the shrine. Part of the fun of Machu Picchu is getting there.

Built high in the Peruvian Andes on the western edge of the Amazon Basin, the Inca stronghold of Machu Picchu has astounded .

Literally "old mountain" in Quechua, Peru's dominant indigenous language, Machu Picchu is built into peaks more than 2,400 meters above sea level in southern Peru, where the Andes and the Amazon ...

Then, start your journey at the House of the Terrace Caretaker and Funeral Rock, a 20-minute walk from Machu Picchu's entrance. From there, head to the Temple of the Sun to admire the exquisite ...

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological sites ... route leads around the mountain past the Temple of the Moon, which takes about two to three hours. Either way, get ready to feel your ...

The final session in this unit crosses the Atlantic further west to the mountains of Peru where, at the mysterious Machu Picchu, we reconstruct an Inca astronomical Temple of the Sun amidst rock ...

Our experts help you decide. Tantalising mysteries surround Machu Picchu's purpose. Possibly a royal retreat or a sacred site for the sun worshipping Incas, it's shaped by cosmology, with ...