dwellings and storehouses," a site fulfilling ceremonial religious functions. Machu Picchu is formed of buildings, plazas, and platforms connected by narrow lanes or paths. One sector is cordoned ...

Many archaeologists believe Machu Picchu was a summer retreat for the ... After the Conquest, the Spanish quickly imposed their own religion on the Empire. One of the first churched they built ...

Machu Picchu stands 2,430 m above sea-level, in the middle of a tropical mountain forest, in an extraordinarily beautiful setting. It was probably the most amazing urban creation of the Inca Empire at ...

Machu Picchu's history is as intriguing as its breathtaking scenery. Built in the 15th century under the reign of the Inca ...

Consequently these cultures never developed historical or critical thinking or higher religion ... misunderstood the culture represented by Machu Picchu and Andean traditions more generally ...