Peru’s Lares Trail is the road less traveled to Machu Picchu. Outshined by the popular Salcantay and Inca trails, Lares is the cultural cousin to Peru’s prized twins, and Lares offers what other treks ...

For those of you who haven't read my #wellnessjourney column in the print edition of Women's Health yet—Hi! I'm Marta Topran, the beauty director at WH. Over the past several months I've been working ...

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Michael McCulloch had learned about blind people “dying from inactivity.” Physical inactivity leads to most chronic illnesses, according to a 2012 study, so McCulloch wasn’t wrong in his fear 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 ...

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 ...

The Inca Trail is approximately 26 miles long and leads to one of the most iconic sites in the world: Machu Picchu. Millions of people trek to the 15th-century Citadel to see a well-preserved Incan ...

Hiking is the best way to push your limits, get moving and feel the touch of nature. But it gets much more interesting when you travel to a completely new country and get familiar with an absolutely ...

Located at the top of the Andes in Southern Peru, Machu Picchu is one of the most popular tourist destinations worldwide. As a UNESCO World Heritage site and a highly regulated Peruvian Historical ...

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” ...