The Sacred Valley of the Incas, or Urubamba Valley, is located in the Andes Mountains near Cusco, Peru, and just below Machu Picchu.

Where were the Inca religious temples located?

Temples and shrines The best-known Inca temple is the Sun Temple in Cuzco. Another, at Vilcashuamán (which was regarded as the geographic centre of the empire), is a large temple still existing. There was a temple where sacrifices were made near Mount Aconcagua in Argentina, at the southern limit of the Inca empire.

What are the Inca temples?

There are three distinct religious structures: the Temple of the Sun of the Inca Empire, the Pachacamac Temple of the Pachacamac II culture and the Old Pachacamac Temple of the Wari-influenced Pachacamac I culture. The Inca Temple of the Sun at Pachacamac differs greatly from those found closer to Cusco.