Discover the best way to experience Machu Picchu! In this video, we explore both the adventurous Salkantay Trek and the ...

Follow the scenic route through Peru’s mountains, rivers, and ruins to reach Machu Picchu. This cinematic journey highlights ...

Only 2,500 people are allowed each day to Machu Picchu, and only 400 to the iconic Huayna Picchu (young peak). Additionally, permits to hike the Inca Trail (Camino Inka) are limited to 500 per day ...

Here's everything I took away from my trip to Machu Picchu, and how you can apply it to your own excursion to Peru (or any hiking-centric adventure trip, for that matter). Before you go 1.

The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu in Peru was occupied from around 1420-1530 AD, several decades earlier than previously thought, according to a new study. A team of researchers, led by Richard ...

The UNESCO World Heritage site, which attracts more than 1.5 million visitors per year, was recently deemed 'no longer worth ...

For many visitors to Peru, Machu Picchu is the number one draw. But Peru is such an ecologically, topographically, and historically rich country that it’d be a waste to travel all that way ...

The U.S. Embassy in Peru issued a press release on Saturday afternoon saying the Government of Peru resumed limited rail service to help travelers leave Aguas Calientes /Machu Picchu village.

After Peru’s Ministry of Culture announced that tickets the country’s most iconic and in-demand site, Machu Picchu, were sold out until mid-August, the government on Thursday extended the ...

About 300 tourists from around the world, including Peruvians, South Americans, Americans and Europeans, were left stranded at Machu Picchu, according to Darwin Baca, Machu Picchu’s mayor.

October 14, 2015 / 8:00 AM / CBS Boston Located on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains, nearly 8,000 feet above sea level, Machu Picchu is Peru's most famous archeological treasure.