Just two months ago, construction workers digging beneath a cobblestone street found a bridge with six-foot-high walls and stairs. The city of Cusco was designated a World Heritage Site in 1983.

Cusco, located about 130 miles from Machu Picchu, was the thriving epicenter of the Inca Empire. Today, it stands as both a popular tourist destination and a treasure trove for archaeologists.

Spanish settlers knocked down all but the foundations of the Temple of the Sun, then built a church atop the Inca walls. Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons It’s long been rumored ...

One account written by a Spanish priest in 1594 stated that a main tunnel began at the temple and travelled under the bishop’s house behind Cusco Cathedral, and ended at the citadel of Sacsahuaman.

According to legend, this plaza once marked the exact center of the Inca Empire, earning Cusco the nickname "the navel of the world." After Spanish conquistadors conquered the city in the early ...

Archaeologists confirm a mile-long tunnel network under Cusco’s Temple of the Sun, revealing Incan engineering and links to ...

That's why the museum created the exhibit, which is on display till 2018. The great Inca Road reminds us that, once upon a time, all roads led not to Rome — but to Cusco, Peru.

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu is ranked #8 out of 9 things to do in Cusco. See pictures and our review of Inca Trail to Machu Picchu.

Inca Stone Monument “Irreparably” Damaged in Cusco The 12-Angled Stone in Cusco belongs to an architectural tradition of sturdy exterior walls built using precisely interlinking, multi-ton blocks.