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Polish archaeologists uncover hidden Inca roads in Peru’s mountainous cloud forests

Franciszek Józef Beszłej

11.09.2026, 09:13

LiDAR mapping revealed previously unknown roads beneath dense vegetation near Machu Picchu. (Ministerio de Cultura del Perú/ Facebook, Bartłomiej Ćmielewski/ uw.edu.pl — LiDAR mapping revealed previously unknown roads beneath dense vegetation near Machu Picchu. (Ministerio de Cultura del Perú/ Facebook, Bartłomiej Ćmielewski/ uw.edu.pl)

More than 2.5 km of ancient roads were detected beneath dense rainforest.