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Skip Peru's Crowded Inca Trail To Machu Picchu For This Wildly Under-The-Radar Ancient Route

Machu Picchu will always be a bucket-list destination, but its popularity comes with drawbacks. Consider this alternative ...
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This is considered the oldest living city in the Americas

THE OLDEST LIVING CITY IN THE AMERICAS. THIS IS CUSCO, PERU, THE CAPITAL OF THE INCAN EMPIRE. IT’S ALIVE AND IT’S UP THERE AT 11,000FT. THE ELEVATION IS MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS DENVER. BUT ...
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In Peru, remains of wealthy pre-Inca people unearthed at ancient capital

LIMA (Reuters) - Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the remains of what is believed to be wealthy members of the Chimu civilization, a pre-Inca society that thrived for centuries in arid plains ...
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Archaeologists Make A Discovery Related To Ancient Peruvian Civilization, Researchers Are Stunned

Archaeologists must have one of the coolest jobs ever—as long as a lifetime of digging around in the dirt yields some epic results, like priceless artifacts, treasure-filled tombs, or groundbreaking ...
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Ancient secret labyrinth — thousands of feet long — uncovered under Peru city. See it

Under the city of Cuzco, Peru, a secret labyrinth built by the Incas has been discovered. Irene Wright McClatchy News High in the Andes mountains of Peru, the city of Cuzco once served as the center ...
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Once Guarded by Ancient Cloud Warriors, Kuélap Fortress Is Now Considered the Machu Picchu of Peru’s North

Chachapoyas means “cloud forest” or “people of the clouds.” It refers to a pre-Incan civilization found in northern Peru. And when you’re standing atop the ancient Kuélap Fortress—at an elevation of ...