[B. Anthony Burroughs]

Cuzco is considered the most impressive pre-conquest city in the Americas and Machu Picchu the eighth wonder of the world. Cuzco was the center of the Inca empire which included present day Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina and Bolivia and its buildings reflect the power of that empire. Machu Picchu was a religious center built in the most inaccessible, wildest of country sides literally on the peak of a mountain. Both are awe inspiring and anyone who visits Latin America without seeing them both has had a wasted journey!