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 is believed to date back to the 1450s and to have been used for some 80 years before being abandoned during the Spanish conquests. This article has been adapted from its original source.

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 ...

Machu Picchu is one of the busiest tourist spots in the world but it's not the only one to have been damaged by tourists. In 2018, a man allegedly tried to smuggle home a piece of the Colosseum.

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 ...