A remarkable discovery of underground tunnels beneath Cusco’s historic district is offering fresh insights into Inca ...

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The closure is part of a comprehensive conservation plan executed by the Decentralized Directorate of Culture of Cusco to ...

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The Incan Temple of the Sun in Cusco has long been a visual and cultural jewel of the ancient empire. But there’s even more ...

Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons It’s long been rumored that a network of old, underground tunnels lies beneath Cusco, Peru, the capital of the ancient Incan empire. Now ...

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