Route 3-A: Huayna Picchu Mountain (4 to 5 hours; ages 18 & up; high effort): This add-on follows a switchback path straight ...

Machu Picchu is formed of buildings, plazas, and platforms connected by narrow lanes or paths. One sector is cordoned off to itself by walls, ditches, and, perhaps, a moat—built, writes ...

Peru’s mountaintop icon has long been a poster child for overtourism, and despite recent measures to limit visitation, travelers still have to deal with, well, other travelers at this sacred space.

The Inca citadel of Machu Picchu will reopen on Wednesday, Peruvian officials have announced. The Unesco World Heritage site, which is visited by thousands of tourists a day, was closed more than ...

Guided by local farmer, Melchor Arteaga, and a young boy, Pablito Alvarez, Bingham‘s “discovery” of Machu Picchu would become one of the seminal moments of the century, encapsulating the allure and ...

Selling a business for billions sounds like a dream — but Jyoti Bansal says he had instant regrets after selling AppDynamics ...

LIMA — Thirty tourists, including five Mexicans and six Italians, were severely injured in Peru on Monday when their bus crashed while descending from the ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu ...

If you haven’t been to Machu Picchu lately—or are a first-timer ... the bridge and gate are worthy points of interest in their own right.

the bridge and gate are worthy points of interest in their own right. Route 1-B: Upper Terrace only (2.5 hours; medium effort): Get the iconic photo of the site, on a lower (and easier-to-reach) ...