Read more: 48 hours in Lima We recommend: Hike the Inca trail to see Machu Picchu Cusco is known as a gateway to Machu Picchu and is the centre of a region that contains a dazzling mix of ancient ...

The map below shows the location of Cusco and Lima. The blue line represents the straight line joining these two place. The distance shown is the straight line or the air travel distance between Lima ...

Here's how we did it. First, you have to get from Lima to Cusco. It’s a one-hour flight but driving there takes 20 hours, according to my iPhone map. We flew. Cusco, elevation 11,000 feet-plus ...

In 1911, former U.S. senator and explorer Hiram Bingham rediscovered what would become one the “Seven Wonders of the Modern World,” a legendary ancient Incan citadel: Machu Picchu. Perched high on a ...