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Peru uncovers new stretch of Inca trail.
By Andina.com.pe
June 5, 2014
Lima, Jun. 05. A team of investigators at the Machu Picchu Archaeological Park have discovered a new stretch of the famous Inca Trail, the vast road system linking the places of the great empire of South America.
The newly discovered section is approximately one and a half kilometers long and between 1.2 and 1.4 meters wide, depending on the terrain.
The stretch begins at Wayraqtambo (or Tambo of the winds) and leads up to a platform where visitors can see the Inca llaqta at Machu Picchu, from a totally different angle.
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The nearly-mile-long road was built over 500 years ago by the Inca, and appears to be intact.
By Mary Beth Griggs
smithsonian.com
June 13, 2014
500-year-old road to the Incan site of Machu Picchu was recently discovered by archaeologists working near the famous site. The road is about a mile long and ends near a site overlooking the ruins of Machu Picchu.
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