Several areas of the semicircular Temple of the Sun are said to be off-limits to visitors, the AFP reported. It is thought to be one of the most sacred sites at the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu ...

Machu Picchu was declared a Peruvian Historic Sanctuary in 1981 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983. A recent spike in tourist interest in the sacred site has raised concerns over conserving ...

Machu Picchu is not the only UNESCO site to have been disrespected by tourists in recent months. Back in November last year, tourists were reported to have defaced a 1,300-year-old Mayan temple in ...

Six tourists have been arrested at Machu Picchu after fecal matter was found at a sacred location on the famed Inca citadel in Peru. Four men and two women entered an area within the Temple of the ...