37 articles to prepare your trip
4-star hotel in Aguas Calientes, minutes from the train station and main square, a practical base for visiting Machu Picchu.
Part of the Belmond group, Sanctuary Lodge is the only 4-star hotel situated just steps from the main entrance to the Machu Picchu site.
Located 120 km south of Cusco, the Wiracocha Temple at Raqchi preserves an 18 to 20 meter-high wall, circular storage silos, and remnants of a major Incan ceremonial center.
Clinging to a limestone cliff 60 km south of Chachapoyas, the Revash Mausoleums once housed the elite of the Chachapoyas culture between the 14th and 15th centuries.
6 km from Cusco, Q'enko is an Inca sanctuary sculpted into a limestone outcrop: zigzag ritual channels, an underground chamber, and a solar observatory.
7 km from Cusco, Puca Pucara, the "red fortress" of the Incas, overlooks the Yucay Valley. Three-wall architecture, sculptured iconography and panoramic views of the Qhapaq Ñan.
Pisac
Located 33 km from Cusco, Pisac combines a vast Inca archaeological complex perched on the mountainside with a colonial village renowned for its artisanal market.
Pachacamac
Located 40 km from Lima, the Pachacamac sanctuary encompasses over a thousand years of Andean history: temples, stepped pyramids and Inca vestiges facing the Pacific Ocean.
An Inca fortress in the Sacred Valley at 2,792 m, Ollantaytambo reveals an unfinished Temple of the Sun, spectacular terraces, and the memory of a rare victory against the Spanish.
Ancient geoglyphs inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, the Nazca Lines are discovered during an overflight in a small aircraft above the Peruvian desert.
Cusco
Inca archaeological site near Cusco, Moray features four sets of concentric circular terraces used as an experimental agricultural laboratory.
Kuelap
Fortified city of the Chachapoyas perched at 3,000 m near Chachapoyas, Kuelap predates Machu Picchu by six centuries and impresses with its 20-meter-high walls.
Huchuy Qosqo
An ancient Inca palace of Wiracocha perched at 3,600 m above the Sacred Valley, Huchuy Qosqo is reached by a 2 to 4-day trek from Cusco.
Huaca Pucllana
Pre-Incan pyramid spanning 6 hectares in the heart of Miraflores: history of the Lima culture, museum, restaurant and tips for visiting Huaca Pucllana.
In Lima, Peru's oldest state museum brings together 100,000 artifacts spanning pre-Incan civilizations, the Incan Empire, and the colonial period.
Cité de Caral
Located 200 km north of Lima, Caral features six pyramids dating back to 3000 BC, recognized by UNESCO. A practical guide to visiting America's oldest city.
Andahuaylillas
A colonial village located 40 km from Cusco, Andahuaylillas is renowned for its San Pedro Apóstol Church, nicknamed the Sistine Chapel of the Americas.
40 km from Puno on Lake Titicaca, Amantani is explored on foot, with no hotels: homestay night, sacred peaks and Quechua weaving communities.
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