High in the Peruvian Andes, a ribbon of thousands of hand-dug pits marches across a barren hillside, so regular and extensive that it is visible from the air like a dotted scar. For decades, ...

The world-famous site of Machu Picchu is home to a biologically important and iconic species: the Andean bear (Tremarctos ornatus), report investigators. A recent wildlife survey led by SERNANP ...

Researchers in Peru uncovered an ancient structure older than the Chankillo Solar Observatory, reshaping views on early ...

Peru’s iconic Incan ruins of Machu Picchu tower above the Andean landscape, a seemingly impenetrable fortress that has survived centuries of conquests, storms and tourism. But now the famed site faces ...

Travelling by train to Machu Picchu, one of South America’s greatest archaeological monuments, is a memorable experience. Starting from either Cusco or Ollantaytambo, travellers can glide through the ...

A different drum: an open-air platform at Viejo Sangayaico that makes a deep percussive sound when stomped on may have been a “sounding” dance-floor used to venerate a nearby mountain deity of thunder ...

Peru is on the verge of the 2026 General Elections, to be held on April 12, and, as in different parts of the world, presents ...

Not all forests are created equal. The massive green swaths of Peru’s Andean and Amazonian forests host a more diverse array of life than previously thought — much of which has been hidden beyond the ...

The entire life’s mission of Andean founder Ignacio Masias is simple: share his passion for Peru with curious, discerning visitors from around the world. Both his father and grandfather were sheep ...