For centuries, tales of secret tunnels beneath the ancient Inca capital of Cusco were considered little more than legends. Today, archaeology is beginning to substantiate these claims in the ruins ...

Peru’s culture ministry has announced a new subterranean mapping initiative that will allow archaeologists to explore pre-Columbian Cusco without picking up any shovels, the AFP reported. In the 16th ...

One of the highlights of our recent trip to Peru was hiking a portion of the Inca trail to Machu Picchu. Due to heavy tourist traffic and concerns about maintenance and preservation, fees for the ...

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En route from Cusco to the popular Incan stone citadel known as Machu Picchu, our tour group, guided by Michael from Machupicchu Latin America, stopped at a few small towns along the way. But the last ...

Peruvian authorities said a person caused irreversible damage to a historical six-ton Inca stone in Cusco’s historic center early Tuesday morning, February 18. According to the Peruvian Ministry of ...

Winding through Peru's verdant landscape toward Machu Picchu, this famous four-day hike is not for the faint of heart. That said, recent travelers say the laborious trek pays off with gorgeous scenery ...

THE OLDEST LIVING CITY IN THE AMERICAS. THIS IS CUSCO, PERU, THE CAPITAL OF THE INCAN EMPIRE. IT’S ALIVE AND IT’S UP THERE AT 11,000FT. THE ELEVATION IS MORE THAN TWICE AS HIGH AS DENVER. BUT ...

Cusco will, figuratively and literally, take your breath away. Peru’s second city, full of hilly cobblestones lanes, centuries-old cathedrals, and pleasant stone fountains, sits at nearly 11,000 feet.

" Cusco's Regional Management of Foreign Trade, Tourism, and Handicrafts (Gercetur) and the Tourist Protection Network are on alert due to intense rainfall and possible emergencies that could occur ...

In an era where travelers expect to “travel deeper,” luxury hotels are sometimes viewed as sanctuaries that cut people off from the outside world, that provide so many comforts and so much coddling ...