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 ...

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 ...

I recently visited Machu Picchu for an amazing luxury weekend and found new construction and red-taped no public access areas were increasing on a daily basis. I also watched several excavations in ...

Hidden deep in the Peruvian jungle and shrouded beneath thick foliage, archaeologists have discovered a series of long-forgotten structures among the sprawling ruins of Machu Picchu. Cutting through ...

“In the 22 years of taking people here, I’ve never seen anything like this,” says Michael, a local tour guide with Machupicchu Latin America Journeys. He is referencing the sudden hurricane-like ...

Hidden in the clouds of Peru, Machu Picchu stayed secret for over 400 years. No maps. No records. Not even the Spanish found it. Was this ancient city lost… or hidden on purpose..

The Inca Trail hike to Machu Picchu is one of those bucket list treks; however, it is often quite crowded. Instead, try out ...

Until now, historians could only guess the age of Machu Picchu based on documents from the Spanish conquest. Researchers now have evidence of human habitation dating decades earlier to at least 1420.