National Geographic, June 2026

For centuries, researchers have sought the location of a lost Inca temple called Ancocagua. Archaeologists think they’ve identified the site of this lost mountain fortress: an archaeological dig just five miles south of Cusco called T’qrachullo. Now halfway through their dig, a team led by Peruvian excavator Emerson Pereira has uncovered over 600 buildings, religious monuments, and a wealth of priceless trinkets. T’qrachullo is four times the size of Machu Picchu, and its discoveries have a...