Machu Picchu is an Inca settlement located in the High Andes of Peru in the Urubamba Valley, north of Cuzco. https://www.worldhistory.org/Machu_Picchu/ #History #IncaArchitecture #IncaCivilization #IncaReligion

The religious complex of Coricancha (Qorikancha) in the Inca capital at Cuzco contained the Temple of the Sun which was not only the most sacred site or huaca in the Inca religion but was considered the very centre of the Inca world. https://www.worldhistory.org/Coricancha/ #History #Coricancha #Cuzco #IncaArchitecture

The Sacsayhuaman (also Saksaywaman or Saqsawaman, meaning 'Royal Eagle') fortress-temple complex lies at the northern edge of the former Inca capital Cuzco. Constructed during the reign of Pachacuti (1438-1471 CE) and his successors, its massive, well-built walls remain today as a testimony not only to Inca power but also the skills of Inca architects and their approach of blending their monume...https://www.worldhistory.org/Sacsayhuaman/ #Cuzco #IncaArchitecture #PachacutiIncaYupanqui