The best and worst parts of visiting Cusco, Peru. The former capital of the Inca empire has a lot of tourists and travelers ...

Ancient Lost Worlds and Hidden History. On location videos made by author and adventurer Brien Foerster exploring Peru, ...

Ranking of the top 9 things to do in Cusco. Travelers favorites include #1 Plaza de Armas, #2 Machu Picchu and more.

The Incan Temple of the Sun in Cusco has long been a visual and cultural jewel of the ancient empire. But there’s even more ...

How to get to Cusco Cusco has an international airport, Alejandro Velasco Astete (CUZ), but travelers from the US will need to connect through Lima. Delta loyalists will be happy to know that ...

The shuttle leaves downtown Cusco at about 5:40 p.m. and returns to the city around 7:30 p.m. The schedule is also subject to change – another reason advanced reservations are a smart idea.

In Cusco, the gateway city to Peru's tourism crown jewel Machu Picchu, the main airport was closed suddenly Thursday "as a preventative measure," Peru's transportation ministry announced on Twitter.

Cusco is also the only place I've been drugged at a bar, though I wasn't robbed or assaulted. Cusco doesn't feel like a dangerous place, and I chalk up these things more to letting my guard down.

Jan 12 (Reuters) - The international airport in Peru's southern Andean city of Cusco closed on Thursday, the transportation ministry said, as anti-government protests escalated across the region.

Cusco sits above 11,000 feet, and many people will feel the effects of the altitude when exploring the city and trying to sleep at night.