Peru’s last Inca Rope Bridge Gets CNN’s Attention
Q’eswachaka, Peru's last handwoven rope bridge from Inca times, is getting a lot of well-deserved attention. Following a big write-up in the Wall Street Journal,…
Archaeological Sites
Visit Cusco’s original playground of the Inca at Sacsayhuaman
During your tours of Cusco, when you get to Sacsayhuaman, be sure to visit the Rodadero, where the children of the Inca, and their descendants, have played for hundreds of years.
How to pronounce the name of that awesome ruins above Cusco
On the hillside above Cuzco there is a must-see destination to tour, the temple fortress of Sacsayhuamán… or is it Saqsaywaman?
The spiritual afterlife of dogs in Peru
The evidence continues to mount that ancient Peruvians who lived in and around present day Lima were serious dog lovers. Archaeologists announced that they had discovered the remains of 10 dogs, along with two black guinea pigs and a tattooed woman at the Huaca El Rosal ruins located inside Parque de las Leyendas, Lima’s large municipal zoo.
Is Machu Picchu losing its allure with record numbers flocking to the site?
As predicted, more travelers than ever are flocking to the iconic Inca Sanctuary of Machu Picchu. Nearly 1.3 million visitors toured the site in 2015, according to official figures provided by Peru’s Ministry of Foreign Commerce and Tourism.