Holy Sites in Peru

A sacred Inca citadel set high in the Andes, aligned with astronomical events.

A massive Inca fortress above Cusco with stones weighing over 100 tonnes fitted without mortar.

A living Inca town and temple fortress in the Sacred Valley with massive stone terraces.

A grand colonial cathedral built on the foundations of an Inca palace in the heart of Cusco.

A Moche pyramid temple with vivid polychrome murals depicting the fearsome god Ai Apaec.

A 3,000-year-old ceremonial center of the Chavín culture with labyrinthine underground passages.

Enormous ancient geoglyphs etched into the desert, visible only from the air.

Mysterious concentric circular terraces believed to be an Inca agricultural laboratory.

The largest known Inca temple, dedicated to the supreme creator god Wiracocha.

A vast oracle complex south of Lima, sacred for over 1,500 years to multiple civilizations.