Machu Picchu's history is as intriguing as its breathtaking scenery. Built in the 15th century under the reign of the Inca ...

Brian Bauer, an expert in Andean civilization at the University ... UNSAAC-Yale International Museum for the Study of Machu Picchu and Inca Culture, which opened in Cusco in 2011.

Here’s a cool fact to share with children visiting Machu Picchu in Peru ... it’s more than you imagined. The Inca were the end result of 5,000 years of civilization that started at the ...

Many archaeologists believe Machu Picchu was a summer retreat for the ... grow warm-weather crops in a cold-weather climate. The Inca Empire encompassed mountains, forests, desert, and coastal ...

Machu Picchu was neither the capital of the Inca empire nor the main destination of its roads. Part of the site’s great mystery is its obscurity: The Spaniards never found it, nor mentioned it ...

Although I had seen many images of Machu Picchu, nothing prepared me for the real thing. Stretching along the crest of a narrow ridge lay the mesmerizing embodiment of the Inca Empire, a ...

The road to Machu Picchu, which morphs into a railway for its most spectacular sector, begins in the Valle Sagrado, or Sacred ...

A historic landmark, Palacio del Inka, a Luxury Collection Hotel was reportedly built for the ruler who created Machu Picchu ...

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 ...