To Peru to explore the ancient ruins of the Incas

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkstsFEaRIcSyML57fNnwKw-C8WujFPl0j2x65C8wQrf5RhHpYBoViEKt0OkO22KFkqzIFb8VVQA9xu3DshHSJQCjHjQKynIYLwq-N9HkpaBpXJyvgI_Qqi76abA3xP-vx91cYC7uqr96/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="145" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkstsFEaRIcSyML57fNnwKw-C8WujFPl0j2x65C8wQrf5RhHpYBoViEKt0OkO22KFkqzIFb8VVQA9xu3DshHSJQCjHjQKynIYLwq-N9HkpaBpXJyvgI_Qqi76abA3xP-vx91cYC7uqr96/s200/1.jpg" width="200" /></a></div> Here are 9 ancient ruins of the Incas that most, any visitor traveling to Peru is not to be missed<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; width: 648.109px;"> <br /></h2> <h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; width: 648.109px;"> 1. Moray</h2> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOz1WIhvPd9v2Xoj2fGxYIhKIJ0PeA-_HxDg_meSkhxqB2mm3eW6BU62NwOaJXSpktdAAHCH6w7FMsIOBsLkdj5eLrWSfd6ZEqnRch9r8duj4us35lB58kcmacIzP6serzI-tqLghD70R/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZOz1WIhvPd9v2Xoj2fGxYIhKIJ0PeA-_HxDg_meSkhxqB2mm3eW6BU62NwOaJXSpktdAAHCH6w7FMsIOBsLkdj5eLrWSfd6ZEqnRch9r8duj4us35lB58kcmacIzP6serzI-tqLghD70R/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> One of the most amazing Inca ruins in Moray, an archaeological area in Peru, Cuzco lies approximately 50 km to the northwest. In a land subsidence bowl looks like a large, built a series of steps and terraces look like a concentric ancient Greek theater. The largest terraced fields located in the center with very large size, and depth goes down about 150 meters, leading to a round bottom for drainage, to prevent flooding.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTO7qRzuR_50dbGYFFLm6bOSbbioyskQq7h_mJbgVYuvErEJK2kXPm3G2j5V6q0ZmHXUVEHznMFz_KOuweeTjvw263pfFhMJhqF_9sdh9fEnx9UQubzh2huFmwNocqCJY96nJ2yJ6ZQGHX/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTO7qRzuR_50dbGYFFLm6bOSbbioyskQq7h_mJbgVYuvErEJK2kXPm3G2j5V6q0ZmHXUVEHznMFz_KOuweeTjvw263pfFhMJhqF_9sdh9fEnx9UQubzh2huFmwNocqCJY96nJ2yJ6ZQGHX/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> The concentric terraces is split in the form of expanded staircase cage upward, and allow people to walk up and down. Six large terraces surrounded by Moray center looks like an ellipse rather than a perfect circle, and there are 8 steps covered a small part of the work perimeter. The purpose of the construction of terraced fields is not yet explained, but many people think that the Incas used it as agricultural research station.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; width: 648.109px;"> 2. Winay Wayna</h2> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iBb6wbS0dWL5kqYmw8lI9mHW5Bsb6NsPbQCfx9Gd9ORcAuoNzAXExg57uw0-8TTAnb6qvcE7IFxZg4gnfUcZTeIQ_uYSTotjnYAeLnJwkoHm7nheN99dMv0Yq0JEzVD1Ev8TYkK6iqQD/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iBb6wbS0dWL5kqYmw8lI9mHW5Bsb6NsPbQCfx9Gd9ORcAuoNzAXExg57uw0-8TTAnb6qvcE7IFxZg4gnfUcZTeIQ_uYSTotjnYAeLnJwkoHm7nheN99dMv0Yq0JEzVD1Ev8TYkK6iqQD/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Area Winay Wayna Inca built in a hillside overlooking the Urubamba river. Located on the Inca Trail, today this place was used as a stopover for travelers after the long way on the journey to Machu Picchu.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXCh4Ws3LNx7mDOAu2QfsiBYoVFoTe5dmI3PG8EaxTMgGxDNkr-y8fH-8y0BJuGoO0Z9h-qHMy6v6HN7st8GFyA2Nsrv4Ihy0L7GLNQ-b1L41OIk33PB-8D05tuuh8WSQoJEw9Km7zJeu/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXCh4Ws3LNx7mDOAu2QfsiBYoVFoTe5dmI3PG8EaxTMgGxDNkr-y8fH-8y0BJuGoO0Z9h-qHMy6v6HN7st8GFyA2Nsrv4Ihy0L7GLNQ-b1L41OIk33PB-8D05tuuh8WSQoJEw9Km7zJeu/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Winay Wayna ruins of the Incas including lower house perched on a hillside several, connected by a staircase and fountain structures, besides there are homes located on the rice terraces straight.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; width: 648.109px;"> 3. Coricancha</h2> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAicxpzBJeYwTqGQ3b8IoDm1B5dfhFRUI7CCf3HDJ5-BhTy9Bt1642SzF8ix6cBL5jNbASjyiYNo64UyMDsdOXpjAVIrCmIGA0DPRYPEW6NxhLkwqjLcXnOcgbwsAum7FOigY62fVmc1vi/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAicxpzBJeYwTqGQ3b8IoDm1B5dfhFRUI7CCf3HDJ5-BhTy9Bt1642SzF8ix6cBL5jNbASjyiYNo64UyMDsdOXpjAVIrCmIGA0DPRYPEW6NxhLkwqjLcXnOcgbwsAum7FOigY62fVmc1vi/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Cusco Coricancha, originally named Inti Kancha (temple of the sun) is the most important temple in the Inca Empire. The walls and floors were once covered the entire gold, but the courts are filled with the shining golden statue. Like many other Inca ruins, it was devastated when an invasion, then one has to build a Christian church Santo Domingo called on this rubble.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaUgnC7srKGoJdwlakJlFsqBnVKbbwSSef2qWhXfT72cBalbQwR7cRZr0lQlAh1Pe2GlfRMgJAuwU7RGHHfZGNNRCACUuty6fwZp7bCh0ZPoE-J9AsJYFeZOK8vOkD-v-OFDxXDBdQhp_/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpaUgnC7srKGoJdwlakJlFsqBnVKbbwSSef2qWhXfT72cBalbQwR7cRZr0lQlAh1Pe2GlfRMgJAuwU7RGHHfZGNNRCACUuty6fwZp7bCh0ZPoE-J9AsJYFeZOK8vOkD-v-OFDxXDBdQhp_/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> A major earthquake did church severely damaged, but the Inca stone walls were built very large and robust interlocking remains intact thanks to a certainty bedrock of the Incas.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; width: 648.109px;"> 4. Llactapata</h2> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4oOcM1kXuJkkWls1GWeKcv2oo7WotpUwvXmACZJpqRQWgk6ssJ3fRzzJhVaEKabb9SUi4Xn1SNu_Vrlw3Cg07gDKJyUV6DVTU6ks-aBIzg2jOnIv6JHojBZfaEL8r0lb6pRX5j6Fr-1g/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4oOcM1kXuJkkWls1GWeKcv2oo7WotpUwvXmACZJpqRQWgk6ssJ3fRzzJhVaEKabb9SUi4Xn1SNu_Vrlw3Cg07gDKJyUV6DVTU6ks-aBIzg2jOnIv6JHojBZfaEL8r0lb6pRX5j6Fr-1g/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Situated at an altitude of 2.840m above sea level along the Inca trail, Llactapata means 'upper town' in Quechua. Llactapata was burned by Manco Inca Yupanqui king, on his retreat to prevent the pursuit of colonialist Spain. In this way, the Spaniards never discovered the Inca Trail or any other settlements of the Incas.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; width: 648.109px;"> 5. Sacsayhuaman</h2> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Sacsayhuaman walls built by the Inca city of Cusco high above. Cusco royal city, was built in the form of a leopard, an animal symbolizing the Inca dynasty. Its belly is the main square, Tullumayo river is the backbone of it, and the hills of Sacsayhuaman is its head.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGm-m2yYBxzipoeKWY4EVvbmzjMJ4YhkcORrXsJbJb3w64YORsWkP7mTh8g0kECnH02cki557SeQZw5X9g1pWTiXdiSo070ohcJDEGqaM1HDtOP_BZV1aqtalMzsP5G1cu6aO3gd7UsY5p/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGm-m2yYBxzipoeKWY4EVvbmzjMJ4YhkcORrXsJbJb3w64YORsWkP7mTh8g0kECnH02cki557SeQZw5X9g1pWTiXdiSo070ohcJDEGqaM1HDtOP_BZV1aqtalMzsP5G1cu6aO3gd7UsY5p/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> here are three parallel walls built at different heights limestone very large size. It was suggested that the zigzag walls representing panther teeth. The Inca walls were built close together so that a thin piece of paper does not pass through it.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; width: 648.109px;"> 6. Pisac</h2> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJviihqvD4rZmGrHwmDnbtoQy9VgGOesICJx7RD5ERfgM0tL8J8-AYFYK-wC2RIeSaeOcN__OI_d_IOnA4mkGVSXCBbOmbrQ5fF3xgD-NakZVECiL_aUa9Nr4eUMqEZD8mOg7YZOfyKbdw/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJviihqvD4rZmGrHwmDnbtoQy9VgGOesICJx7RD5ERfgM0tL8J8-AYFYK-wC2RIeSaeOcN__OI_d_IOnA4mkGVSXCBbOmbrQ5fF3xgD-NakZVECiL_aUa9Nr4eUMqEZD8mOg7YZOfyKbdw/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Pisac, a word derived from the Quechua language, means "partridge". The ancient Inca city often built in the shape of birds and animals, and the city Pisac was built in the shape partridge. Relics include a military citadel, a religious shrine, and individual residences overlooking the Sacred Valley, between the Salkantay mountain range. Pisac is thought that the city used to protect the southern entrance of the Sacred Valley and control a road connecting Inca empire's borders with the rainforest.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; width: 648.109px;"> 7. Choquequirao</h2> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHIbSt9PYUpEr-gTVR8DYkoHlpkZrmHHexd1W78F5qJMgz8VrmTauq2su1K2TG0cd3jMZxAOEpV404o9sHalTCc_PcAAwIfd1YrICWzQjH9njbxqc0lXZOK_5SstTZyoh-TQDs4XvIvYT/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinHIbSt9PYUpEr-gTVR8DYkoHlpkZrmHHexd1W78F5qJMgz8VrmTauq2su1K2TG0cd3jMZxAOEpV404o9sHalTCc_PcAAwIfd1YrICWzQjH9njbxqc0lXZOK_5SstTZyoh-TQDs4XvIvYT/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Located on the road between Cuzco and Apurimac border, Choquequirao (that is the cradle of gold) was built at an altitude of 3.085m above sea level. Monuments have stair-like structure consisting of 180 steps. Built in a style completely different from Machu Picchu, Choquequirao is much larger monuments other monuments, but all within the same area. Guests can travel just to Choquequirao by walking or riding. If you go by car, the trip to Choquequirao from Cachora may take up to four days.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; width: 648.109px;"> 8. Ollantaytambo</h2> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-xyc9g93VkOrgLXQ4T1cBsFOTXKek8uZwLNQkiwes8J4c5nZmgV3ctOPRWDg90I87spjJ1UFPa2SgGo1qhr32qBmYU_lzjm4hWU-8KgbSnkgGsZyURjbhMWlv9kmKyOiuTIANravdSwh/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH-xyc9g93VkOrgLXQ4T1cBsFOTXKek8uZwLNQkiwes8J4c5nZmgV3ctOPRWDg90I87spjJ1UFPa2SgGo1qhr32qBmYU_lzjm4hWU-8KgbSnkgGsZyURjbhMWlv9kmKyOiuTIANravdSwh/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDOUr-wLsrRtm9kr9nKIDQ_P8UUTr9I5BWvps4bVib5RL_8PsCNEcy3nxodM4hoLBZ6qlMj-qwTYioJrdrYbrqAX_tuFyr1zNzCuJWhJSkmk_970c-75-Q3vZm6kvsVKzZ6SSfSyTQSNC/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDOUr-wLsrRtm9kr9nKIDQ_P8UUTr9I5BWvps4bVib5RL_8PsCNEcy3nxodM4hoLBZ6qlMj-qwTYioJrdrYbrqAX_tuFyr1zNzCuJWhJSkmk_970c-75-Q3vZm6kvsVKzZ6SSfSyTQSNC/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> During the Inca Empire, Ollantaytambo was the royal palace of Emperor Pachacuti who conquered the whole region, built the town and a ceremonial center. At the time of the conquest of the Spaniards took place in Peru, it is the prime responsibility for the war service of the Incas. Today, Ollantaytambo is an important tourist destination and one of the most popular starting point for tourists who want to explore the Inca Trail.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <h2 style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt; margin: 0px; padding: 5px 0px; width: 648.109px;"> 9. Machu Picchu</h2> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> This is the ancient Inca ruins beautiful and most impressive in the world, Machu Pichu was discovered in 1911 by historian Hiram Hawaii after it lay hidden for centuries in the Urubamba valley. "The Lost City of the Incas" invisible beneath the valley and completely self-contained, surrounded by terraced fields watered by natural springs.</div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94yiqkeZ2cmU4468dV5UyXx1UVddUSsOxlNBQMxeIElTXqhZW-1XHfNoUI7-TlzwEldYaiXbl_5nBj_tTuGZ4QOoQ54fyR1jkSRHYRXhaLyRqcXBClLxK9PVyN5ap4YPlqR0IUE4L94c4/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94yiqkeZ2cmU4468dV5UyXx1UVddUSsOxlNBQMxeIElTXqhZW-1XHfNoUI7-TlzwEldYaiXbl_5nBj_tTuGZ4QOoQ54fyR1jkSRHYRXhaLyRqcXBClLxK9PVyN5ap4YPlqR0IUE4L94c4/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Although known locally, but Machu Picchu barely known in the outside world before being discovered in 1911. Since then, Machu Picchu has become the most important tourist destinations in Peru .</div>

To Peru to explore the ancient ruins of the Incas

Here are 9 ancient ruins of the Incas that most, any visitor traveling to Peru is not to be missed 1. Moray One of the ...

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