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Today, much of the city has eroded away, however, there are efforts to preserve what is left of its rich history. Many of the walls which ... In the Cuzco region, Moray is a series of ringed Inca ...

Our plan was to trace Serra’s story and the legacy of the Inca empire, starting in Cusco ... Lost Countries of South America’, a new history of the continent, published by Bodley Head ...

In the heart of the Peruvian Andes, Cusco stands as an ancient center of the Inca empire, a city rich in mysticism and history that continues to enchant travelers from all over the world.

They were also used by a variety of cultures, from the Caral-Supe civilization, which thrived during the third millennium B.C.E., to the continent-spanning Inca Empire and its predecessors.

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