Machu Picchu is formed of buildings, plazas, and platforms connected by narrow lanes or paths. One sector is cordoned off to itself by walls, ditches, and, perhaps, a moat—built, writes ...

Hiking the Inca Trail? Taking the train in to see history? Machu Picchu is one of the new seven wonders of the world for good ...

Hiram Bingham called Machu Picchu “the most important ruin discovered ... a shrine consisting of a stone pinnacle abutting a smooth stone platform. I asked Amado if every road had a sacred ...

Inca Rail’s new Sunset at Machu Picchu tour offers a serene, late-afternoon visit to the iconic citadel, away from crowds and ...

Here’s a cool fact to share with children visiting Machu Picchu in Peru—the place probably would never have been discovered without the help of a kid just like them. You see, after two years ...

Machu Picchu is the granddaddy of archeological sites. Set in the Andes Mountains, the site was once an estate for the Inca emperor, as well as a place of worship and education. When the Spanish ...

Check with the U.S. Department of State before traveling. Machu Picchu is thought to be one of the largest and most impressive Incan cities of its time. Today a UNESCO World Heritage Site with ...

Occluded from the unknowing eye by low-lying mountain mists, layers upon layers of Andean peaks, and thousands of miles of steeply ascending trails, the sanctuary of Machu Picchu was only ...

Operators at the Machu Picchu Inca citadel in Peru have agreed to increase the site's capacity from 4,000 to slightly over 5,000 tourists after protests from would-be travelers, it was announced ...

Peruvian authorities plan to reopen the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu on Wednesday after it was closed for weeks as a precaution amid growing violence nationwide following the Dec. 7 impeachment of ...

Our experts help you decide. Tantalising mysteries surround Machu Picchu's purpose. Possibly a royal retreat or a sacred site for the sun worshipping Incas, it's shaped by cosmology, with ...

Harry Bingham's father's crowning achievement was his exploration of Machu Picchu almost 100 years ago. Yet Hiram Bingham III's status as the "discoverer" of the ruins is in dispute, and the ...