Exploring the ancient mystery of Machu Picchu About 50 miles northwest of Cusco, Peru, the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu sit on a mountain ridge 7,875 feet above sea level as the site of "The Lost ...

Today, Machu Picchu is among South America’s most visited historical sites. Here are amazing things we know about this legacy ...

Analysis of historical documents showed no evidence of the site being called Machu Picchu until 1911. Public domain via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 A new study suggests that scholars and the ...

The fault lines presented builders with naturally occurring rock fragments, which were significantly easier to move around and build with. Natural block in Machu Picchu Mountain. The local network of ...

Machu Picchu will always be a bucket-list destination, but its popularity comes with drawbacks. Consider this alternative ...

View of Machu Picchu, a 15th-century Inca citadel located in the Cusco Region, Urubamba Province, Machupicchu District, Peru. (Photo by Carlos Garcia Granthon/Fotoholica Press/LightRocket via Getty ...

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 ...

If you haven’t been to Machu Picchu lately—or are a first-timer to Peru’s famed Incan archaeological wonder—get ready for a somewhat complicated ticketing process. In a bid to help ease congestion and ...

A Japanese tourist who was stranded in Peru for almost seven months amid the coronavirus pandemic finally got to visit the famed ruins of Machu Picchu — which was opened only for him, according to ...