Temple of the Sun at Cusco

What the Show Claims

• ›Ancient Aliens attributes the Qorikancha's precise stonework and astronomical alignment to alien guidance, suggesting the Inca possessed extraterrestrial knowledge of engineering and celestial mechanics.

What Archaeology Says

The Qorikancha (Temple of the Sun) was the most important Inca temple built during the reign of Pachacuti (mid-15th century), featuring precisely fitted ashlar stonework typical of Inca masonry. It served as the religious and administrative center of Inca Cusco and contained astronomical observations aligned with solstices.