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Monuments in Peru

 
 

Monuments

Machu Picchu Machu PicchuThis archaeological site seems to symbolise the Inca civilisation. It was built on 172 levels divided into two zones, one agricultural and the other urban. © PromPeru

Made with stone or earth, granite or adobe, an incomparable amount of temples, palaces and ancient cities are laid out from one end of Peru to the other, serving as milestones of the ancient civilizations who dominated this territory. Cusco bears witness to this, "the navel of the world" in the Indian's Quechua language, at the origin of the Andean empire and Machu Picchu.

All the reasons to go

Other reasons to go

  1.   Landscapes

  2.   Coasts

  3.   Towns

  4.   The fauna and flora

  5.   Monuments

  6.   Religious holidays

  7.   Activities and leisure

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