Clear skies mean hikers will have incredible views of the mountains and Inca ruins. May and June are the best months because the crowds are smaller on the trails than July through September.

when American explorer Hiram Bingham, guided by local farmers, navigated the dense tropical forests of southern Peru and came across the ruins of an abandoned Inca city. Bingham’s work would ...

(CNN)-- There was no space on the Inca Trail. "Estás seguro?" I pleaded with dormant Spanish, or "Are you sure?" in English. I was sitting face to face with the ninth Peruvian salesman that day ...

He uncovered a few Inca-carved stone walls and bridges but dismissed the ruins and ultimately focused on Machu Picchu. Savoy uncovered much of the rest. So what then was this city that Bingham had ...