There are many museums, where you can learn how the ancient American Indians founded the Inca Empire and built Machu Picchu, a famous ancient city in the Andes Mountains.

Some of the world's finest stone architecture can be seen in the ruins of the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu high in the eastern Andes Mountains of Peru.

Driving the steep road to the mountaintop Inca ruins of Machu Picchu is potentially dangerous and hiking there is difficult.