Famous landmarks in Peru

Machu Picchu, Sacsayhuamán and Ollantaytambo share an Andean learning group, but one “Inca ruins” label is not enough. At Machu Picchu, inspect the arrangement of ruins and terraces across the mountain ridge. Sacsayhuamán calls attention to its immense fitted stone blocks. Ollantaytambo’s steep terraces and rising stone structures give you another outline to compare.

Lima provides two quite different stops on the coast. Lima Cathedral presents the facade of a church on the city’s central square. Huaca Pucllana introduces an adobe archaeological site within the modern city, reminding you that Peru’s history is not limited to the Inca period. Practise separating coastal Lima from the Cusco and Sacred Valley group before worrying about exact map positions.