Hiking the Incan Trail to the ancient stronghold of Machu Picchu sits at the top of many travelers’ wish lists. The sacred citadel—which sits perched high up in the Andes Mountains—was “discovered” ...

Machu Picchu is many things. It's an ancient Incan city and a stunning site to behold. It's an archeological wonder that is counted as an UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it makes numerous Top 10 lists ...

THIS ancient city, hidden high in the Andes mountains, was designed to be a death trap. Even today human bones prove its bloody history. Returning home wearing the obligatory brightly coloured chullo ...

Machu Picchu, the 600-year-old Incan citadel in modern-day Peru, is notoriously hard to get to. Built on a narrow ridge in the Andes Mountains, this UNESCO world heritage site is still difficult to ...

From magnificent megacities to grand architectural ensembles, many great cities have disappeared from the world map for ...

NARRATOR: High in the Peruvian Andes, there's an ancient city called Machu Picchu. It is a ruin that defies explanation. Who were the mysterious people who built it and why did they build it here?

Machu Picchu is a World Heritage site and is also considered a new wonder of the world. But for how much longer? Photo: Getty Images Tourism at Machu Picchu is once again disrupted by violent protests ...

There is a right way and a wrong way to visit a wonder of the world. The wrong way mostly includes showing up without a plan. The right way is a more delicate operation, one you should coordinate with ...

Hidden away for centuries in the mountainous cloud forests of Peru, the well-preserved Incan ruins of Machu Picchu are a must for any traveler’s bucket list. Though the site’s origins remain ...

Peru is often defined by the mystical ruins of Machu Picchu, but the country holds far more archaeological treasures than ...