The Ancient History of Peru

Peru is home to temple ruins, cities, and fortresses of the Incans, amongst others.

Pachacamac
Originally built by indigenous Peruvians, and adopted later by Incans this site features numerous pyramids and structures dating all the way back to 200AD.

Cahuachi
A major religious site for Nasca empire, these ruins feature a central pyramid and plaza and are home to over 5000 tombs.

Chan Chan
With an estimated population of thirty thousand people in the 1400s, before it was taken over by the Incans, Chan Chan was the capital of the Chimu empire. These ruins alone are home to 10 palaces and 35 nobility buildings, and have a look vastly different than that of Incan-based ruins.

Caral
The site of the earliest known civilization in the Americas, rouglhly 4000 BC. Here you can find 6 large earth mounts surrounding a large, central plaza. You can also visit 18 other nearby sites, with similar structures, created by the same culture.

Machu Picchu
One of the most famous sites, this former Incan city is home to the Intihuatana stone which is a marker for the 2 equinoxes. Extremely sacred objects, they were often destroyed by invading Spanards in in the early 1500s. However, they never found this city, and therefore, this stone still remains in tact to this day.