The ancient Incan sanctuary of Machu Picchu is considered one of humanity's greatest architectural achievements and is on almost everyone's bucket list of places to see. Needless to say a visit here is a "once in a lifetime" thing for me. Once you arrive in Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu town) it seemed to be a mad dash off the train to the bus station. There are buses that travel to the Sanctuary from Machu Picchu town, leaving every 15 minutes from 05:30 am on...

Though the most famous Inca's ruin is Machu Picchu there are many other Peru ancient ruins that are also worth a visit. Today is dedicated to visiting and learning about some of the Inca archaeological ruins of the Sacred Valley. Being the epicentre of Inca civilization many of these sites are clustered around Cusco. This rich assortment of ancient ruins is a testament to the Incas great civilization. The Incas constructed huge buildings, walls and fortificatio...