section: Human Sacrifice, Aliens and Mysticism
question: How much information is there on human sacrifices taking place in Machu Picchu?
article: Machu Picchu
candidates: There is little information on human sacrifices taking place at Machu Picchu. This is can be attributed to the fact that many sacrifices were never given a proper burial and their skeletal remains have succumbed to the elements. However, there is evidence that indicates the use of retainer sacrifices. In these unique cases, human sacrifices were made to accompany a deceased noble in the afterlife. Although human sacrifices occurred, it was much more common to offer animal, liquid and dirt sacrifices to the gods. These offerings were made at the Altar of the Condor and are still made today by members of the New Age Andean religion. It is a belief among some New Age Andean cosmologists that aliens once inhabited the Cusco region of Peru and are responsible for building Machu Picchu's grand architecture. These views have been widely refuted by Peruvians as they feel their ancestors were capable of such technological and architectural feats.