The same text indicated that the passageway began at the Temple of the Sun – or Coricancha ... treks to Machu Picchu, Cusco was the capital of the powerful Inca Empire in the 15th century ...

The groundbreaking discovery was found over a mile of the network of streets, underneath the historic city of Cusco near Machu ... connect the city’s Temple of the Sun to the ancient ...

Archaeologists in Peru have confirmed centuries of speculation that there is an underground tunnel network underneath the historic city of Cusco near ... city’s Temple of the Sun to the ancient ...

On a sun-washed July afternoon, Brian Bauer, an archaeologist from the University of Illinois at Chicago, stands in the plaza of the sprawling Inca ceremonial site of Maukallacta, south of Cusco.

Cuzco, also spelled Cusco and named after the Quechua word ... said the tunnels ran straight through the city, from the Temple of the Sun to a citadel on the northern side, according to the ...

From there, head to the Temple of the Sun ... the Inca Trail or snagging a seat on one of the tourist trains. Trains embark from Estación Poroy station (about 8 miles west of downtown Cusco ...

You'll likely start your journey near KM 82 along the Cusco-Aguas Calientes railway and ... The three-night journey pays off with the views from the Sun Gate at dawn. Since interest in the trail ...

According to the Association of Archaeologists of Peru, the “chincana” - meaning labyrinth in Quechua- connect the city’s Temple of the Sun to ... April.” Cusco is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was ...