Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum Peru Guide: History, Hiking, Facts, Maps and Tours
The Royal Tombs of Sipan Museum is the most important cultural precinct in northern Peru and one of the ten best in South America. Inside it houses, as the main exhibit, the complete skeleton and burial goods of the Lord of Sipan, ruler of the Mochica civilization,...
Basilica and Convent of San Francisco de Lima Peru Guide: History, Hiking, Facts, Maps, and Tours
The Basilica and Convent of San Francisco de Lima are one of the most beautiful and important catholic religious centers of Peru’s capital, Lima. It is a colonial architectural complex of Spanish Baroque design, consisting of a convent and two churches located...
Machu Picchu Peru Guide: Tours, Hiking, Maps, Buildings, Facts and History
Machu Picchu, often written Machupijchu, is a site of ancient Inca ruins located approximately 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Cuzco, Peru, in the Cordillera de Vilcabamba of the Andes Mountains. It is claimed that Inca rulers used Machu Picchu as a sacred religious...