Google gets OK to scan Machu Picchu into Google Street View
Peru's Ministry of Culture has signed an agreement with Google to scan the famed Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, along with 90 other archaeological sites, into…
Archaeological Sites
Seven reasons to visit the temple fortress of Kuelap on your vacation to Peru
Last week Peru’s government signed a partnership agreement with a French company to build a cable car system to reach the Chachapoya temple fortress of Kuelap in Peru’s northeast Amazon cloud forest.
Famous 12 angle Inca stone topped but not overshadowed by 13 angle stone
[Originally published October 24, 2014] For centuries, it was held up as the preeminent example of Inca polygonal stone masonry: the famous 12-angle stone.
See yourself in the star mirrors of Machu Picchu
When Hiram Bingham embarked on his second, more thorough, expedition to Machu Picchu in 1912, he came upon two large bowl-shaped objects hewn into a solid granite floor.
Design of new visitor complex entrance chosen for Machu Picchu
The design of a new visitors’ center and entry management point for Machu Picchu was chosen last week, the Peruvian Times reports.