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South America Ruins Attractions
Here are the top South America ruins listings so you can find the best in South America for your trip. Read these ruins reviews written by real travelers. You can narrow these results using the filters to the left.
1. Machu Picchu
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Machupicchu, Cusco Region, Peru
Machu Picchu is one of the most stunningly beautiful and famous archeological sites in the world. While the ruins themselves are spectacular, this ancient citadel could..
2. Sacsayhuaman
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Cusco, Cusco Region, Peru
These zigzagged stone walls are some of the best surviving examples of advanced Inca stone-masonry in all of the Andes. Massive granite rocks have been carved to fit..
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Lima, Lima & Surrounding Region, Peru
The historical/cultural park and museum of Huaca Pucllana is located in the Miraflores district of Lima, nestled right into the modern cityscape, and is the site of an..
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Trujillo, Northern Coast, Peru
The Chan Chan ruins is all that remains of the largest pre-Columbian city in the Americas (also the largest mud-built city in world). This ancient city was the capital..
5. Machupicchu
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Aguas Calientes, Central Highlands, Peru
A must see!!! I thought that is was going to lame because of all the hype around it, but I was not disappointed at all. It is awesome to climb to the steps up to..
6. Tiahuanaco
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Tiwanacu, La Paz & Surrounding Region, Bolivia
The Tiahuanacu empire comprised nearly half of present-day Bolivia, southern parts of Peru, the northwest section of Argentina and nearly half of Chili and it was the..
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Ollantaitambo, Cusco Region, Peru
Ollantaytambo has been inhabited since the 13th century and is a typical Inca village. It has a huge fortress above the village. The village has cobblestoned, narrow..
8. Inca Písac
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Pisac, Southern Coast, Peru
Pisac is right outside of Cusco. The ruins are spread out over a hillside and parts are well preserved.
9. Ilha Grande
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Angra dos Reis, Southeastern Brazil, Brazil
This is amazing place, amazing beaches, and the people over there are so nice.You have good food, good places, and chip.If you will go to Rio de Janeiro, you need go to..
10. Isla del Sol
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Copacabana, La Paz & Surrounding Region, Bolivia
The views from Isla del Sol are fantastic, and teh boat ride from Copacabana is pretty scenic. Lots of children on the island to ask for money or pose for a photo with..
