A Walking Tour of Machu Picchu, Peru

Half-way down the Inca Road from Machu Picchu on the mountain called Huayna Picchu lies the Temple of the Moon. The Temple covers the entire landscape of the slopes of Huayna Picchu and consists of a set of architecturally enhanced caves, most likely used to hold mummies of important Inca ancestors and provide places for their worship. More fine stonework embellishes the walls of these caves, some of which are decorated with niches and altars carved into the native rock.

More Inca Resources

• Guide to the Inca Empire
• The Inca capital city of Cusco
• Inca Road System
• Inca Road Photo Essay
• Inca writing system called Quipu
• Inca archaeological sites