Located on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains, nearly 8,000 feet above sea level, Machu Picchu is Peru's most famous archeological treasure. Hidden by Western civilization for hundreds of years ...

Flipping through my history book in elementary school, I’d stop on the page with photos of Machu Picchu thinking, “I HAVE to see this with my own eyes one day,” without even knowing exactly where ...

Machu Picchu attracts more than 1.6 million tourists per year, but getting there is not easy [AFP via Getty Images] Machu Picchu, the remains of a 15th Century Inca city, is Peru's most popular ...

Peru's most famous site is changing. Two leading travel specialists reveal their strategies for the perfect visit in 2026.

If you've ever dreamed of visiting Machu Picchu—one of the seven wonders of the world—you've probably heard about the breathtaking views, ancient history, and, let's be real, the steep costs of ...

Hundreds of tourists left stranded on Machu Picchu after bus disruption - Standoff over bus service recently stranded some 1,400 tourists and prompted authorities to deploy emergency evacuation trains ...

At least 900 tourists were left stranded near Machu Picchu after protestors blocked the train tracks that lead to and from the ancient Inca city. As a result of the chaos, the US Embassy has issued a ...

Machu Picchu, the remains of a 15th Century Inca city, is Peru's most popular tourist destination, and a Unesco world heritage site. Yet a continuing dispute over the buses that take visitors up to ...